Neglect case childminder was 'master manipulator', say parents
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Families say it was traumatic to learn that their children were not being properly cared for by Amanda Mathewson.
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Families say it was traumatic to learn that their children were not being properly cared for by Amanda Mathewson.
Amanda Mathewson, 55, pleaded guilty to wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care, at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, where dozens of local parents attended.
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- Childminder guilty of neglect after abandoning 27 children alone in her home (opens GB News in a new tab)
A Scottish childminder has pleaded guilty of neglect after abandoning 27 children alone in her home. Amanda Mathewson, 55, admitted to neglect and abandoning children in her care at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Tuesday. Her offending took place at several locations in Dunfermline and elsewhere in Fife. Matthewson had…
- Neglect case childminder was 'master manipulator', say parents (opens BBC News in a new tab)
Families say it was traumatic to learn that their children were not being properly cared for by Amanda Mathewson.
- Childminder who left 27 children in her home alone and unsupervised pleads guilty to neglect (opens Daily Mail in a new tab)
Amanda Mathewson, 55, pleaded guilty to wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care, at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, where dozens of local parents attended.


