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Children and young people with learning disabilities who are the alleged victims of abuse reveal more information to police when interviewed a number of times.
Research by academics in England and Sweden found that when young victims with disabilities, such as learning difficulties or autism, were re-interviewed they revealed details not mentioned during their first interview.
The study looked at 20 cases investigated by Swedish police involving children and young people with learning disabilities. Child victims were re-interviewed in all the cases. The academics found more than 80 per cent of information gathered in the later interviews involved new topics or elaboration on previous information given.
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