LISTEN: Kent mum Paula Hudgell who adopted a toddler after he was abused by his birth parents says a huge rise in child cruelty and neglect cases in the county is 'very worrying' - 04/12/2018

There's been a huge rise in the number of child cruelty and neglect offences reported to police in #Kent over the last five years...

Stats from the NSPCC show there were almost 450 reported in the county last year - up from just 85 in 2012/13.

Paula Hudgell from West Malling adopted a toddler who'd been so badly abuse by his birth parents he had to have both legs amputated.

Kent police say the public have become much more aware of child cruelty in recent years.