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Government ‘suppressed’ collapsed Kids Co’s Batmanghelidjh over senior figures’ attacks

THE founder of collapsed charity Kids Company accused the government yesterday of trying to silence her because she knew about sexual abuse allegations against senior figures.

Camila Batman­ghelidjh also lashed out at ministers, civil servants and the media, claiming the organisation had been the victim of a “trial by media.”

An estimated 36,000 vulnerable children and young people received support from Kids Company but it was forced to wind up its operations on Wednesday amid suggestions of financial mismanagement and allegations of unreported abuse of young people receiving care from the organisation.

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