PC Alex MacFarlane: No verdict in race abuse trial – BBC News

Posted October 19th, 2012 in harassment, juries, news, police, prosecutions, racism by sally

“A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a policeman accused of racially abusing a suspect days after the riots in London last year.”

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BBC News, 18th October 2012

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Ben Butler’s case reminds us the justice system is not infallible – The Guardian

“Ben Butler, found to have shaken his seven week old baby in both care proceedings and criminal proceedings in 2008, has finally been declared an innocent man. Ben had taken his daughter Ellie to hospital after she had collapsed with breathing problems, but suspicion quickly fell on him when doctors believed the symptoms she displayed were conclusive evidence of shaking. Five years on, and the discovery of medical evidence that no one had previously seen, a high court judge has exonerated Ben of any wrongdoing.”

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The Guardian, 18th October 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk