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'Police launch investigation' into Walliams and Piddington asylum 'betrayal'

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BBC News. (2026, November 14). 'Police launch investigation' into Walliams and Piddington asylum 'betrayal'. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx4gn4y1q906o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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“The articles describe different investigations involving David Walliams; one for serious sexual offences and the other for an asylum 'betrayal'.”
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“The articles refer to the launch of an investigation, but the details and timing are not identical, and the second article specifies that the allegations are separate from previous ones.”

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Police launch investigation' into Walliams and Piddington
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