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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eleanor Barlow

DARK SECRETS: Special school staff member jailed for assaults shown in undercover documentary effd21dd b39e 4448 9da3 a654150e27ff | Rare Historical Photos

Elliott Millar, 21, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court after he pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to assaulting three pupils at Life Wirral, a sports school for pupils with special educational needs including autism and ADHD (Merseyside Police/PA) -

A sports coach at a special needs school has been jailed after his “cruel bullying” of pupils was revealed by an undercover reporter.

Elliott Millar, 21, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court after he pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to assaulting three pupils at Life Wirral, a sports school for pupils with special educational needs including autism and ADHD.

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