Police have taken 28 children into protection after raiding a gang of suspected child traffickers based in east London.
Met officers raided homes across the borough of Redbridge and found children between three and 17 years old.
Three adults were arrested on suspicion of assault and neglect of a child, two on suspicion of benefit fraud and two because they were wanted on warrant.
A boy, 3, was taken to hospital with bruises and facial injuries.
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