Record numbers of children in Kent being groomed through Instagram
Published: 13:39, 11 September 2019
Updated: 13:45, 11 September 2019
We've been hearing from the mum of a boy who was murdered by someone he met online, as figures show there's been a 15% rise in child grooming offences reported to Kent Police.
According to the NSPCC there were 140 cases in the county in the year to April, and more youngsters than ever before are being targeted through Instagram.
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