Campaigners say Appeal Court ruling will 'silence all victims when a child is involved'

Campaigners say Appeal Court ruling will 'silence all victims when a child is involved'

The Court of Appeal ruling means the media is no longer able to publish the names of children when someone is charged with killing them. Picture: iStock

The Government must urgently remove the illogical and absurd gag on the families of murdered children who can no longer be identified on foot the Court of Appeal ruling, campaigners say.

The ruling means the media is no longer able to publish the names of children when someone is charged with killing them.

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