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The Story

We demanded help for our sick children. We were accused of abuse.

The Story

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Politics, Unknown, Daily News, News

41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

An investigation by The Sunday Times has found that hundreds of parents are being falsely accused of fabricating their child’s illness, facing allegations of abuse when they seek medical or social care. Elly Chapple told our reporter what happened to her family.


This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory


Guest: Emily Dugan - Special Correspondent, The Sunday Times

Host: Luke Jones

Producer: Hannah Varrall

Further listening: 38 years - Britain’s worst miscarriage of justice

Clips: Good Morning Britain

Photo: Ian Forsyth

Get in touch: [email protected]  


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From The Times and the Sunday Times,

0:51.2

this is The Story.

0:52.6

I'm Luke Jones.

0:56.2

Hi. I'm Luke Jones. Hi. Hi. I'm in Emily.

0:57.8

Hello, welcome for finding us. Yeah, I've gone around in a circle.

1:02.8

So I went up to Northumberland last month to meet a lady called Ellie Chapel as part of an

1:08.1

investigation into families who were falsely accused of a rare kind of

1:12.6

child abuse called fabricated and induced illness.

1:16.8

Sunday Times special correspondent Emily Dugan has been investigating social care for over a

1:21.2

decade.

1:22.6

And it was a lovely sunny day.

1:24.6

In lots of ways, it looked like a completely idyllic place to live and a lovely family

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