Cancelled 999 calls could have resulted in 'serious harm'

Child who witnessed sexual assault of a parent made one of the thousands of cancelled calls 

An independent report has found a number of the 200,000 cancelled calls could have resulted in "serious harm" to victims, or in offenders not being brought to justice.

A child reporting the ongoing sexual assault of their parent was one of hundreds of thousands of 999 calls incorrectly “cancelled”.

An independent report has found a number of the 200,000 cancelled calls could have resulted in "serious harm" to victims, or in offenders not being brought to justice.