yes, there was arthur hughes, and then star hobson, _ yes, there was arthur hughes, and then star hobsonjacob crouch, i then star hobson, jacob crouch, killed in december 2020, they were all very high—profile cases, in considerable detail, the children suffered awful injuries, and it is not surprising it can feel as though a lot of children died during these covid lockdowns but the data we have does not bear that out. what we do have, tables and information from the safeguarding practice panel, and every time that a child who is known to social services, at risk of abuse or neglect is killed or seriously hurt, the local authority has to make a special report to that panel, so the data they publish shows a slight rise for the covid period but not one that is statistically insignificant and i spoke to one expert in the field and she said to be many people were surprised, i had expected the numbers to be much higher. but she said when you go through the reports, these awful reports, in fine detail, it is a reminder that people who are harming children, sometimes even killing children, somet