Fourth man arrested on suspicion of cruelty at scandal-hit school

A fourth man has been arrested in connection with a special educational needs school that was the subject of a BBC investigation.

A 50-year-old man from Birkenhead was arrested this morning on suspicion of child cruelty and has been taken into custody to be questioned. In an initial statement in response to the BBC programme, LIFE Wirral hit out at the corporation, accusing it of acting in a "highly irresponsible manner" and "putting the interests of a television programme ahead of the interests of vulnerable children".

A spokesperson said: “LIFE Wirral do not condone the behaviour of a small proportion of staff whose actions were aired on last night’s BBC Panorama programme. We are deeply concerned about our students and their families and would like to apologise to all those affected."

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