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Childminder jailed after she left 27 kids home alone strapped into prams and in garden
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News UK, Liverpool Echo, and STV News are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 6 Nov 2026, 11:20 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Childminder jailed after she left 27 kids home alone strapped into prams and in garden”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Amanda Mathewson looked after many more children than the eight she was allowed, and at one point 27 were found at her home with some strapped into prams and others unsupervised in the garden
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by STV News
Fife childminder who neglected children in her care jailed for two years
- Picked up by BBC News UK
Childminder who left more than 20 children alone in her home jailed
- New development reported by Liverpool Echo
Childminder jailed after she left 27 kids home alone strapped into prams and in garden
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.