Day: 3 December 2013

HIV positive predatory paedophile and his accomplice who led ‘double lives’ sentenced to life for abusing boys as young as thirteen – The Independent

Posted December 3rd, 2013 in child abuse, HIV, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘Two “predatory” paedophiles, one of whom is HIV positive, have been jailed for life.’

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The Independent, 2nd December 2013

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Profumo affair scapegoat’s wrongful conviction down to top judges, says QC – The Guardian

Posted December 3rd, 2013 in barristers, Criminal Cases Review Commission, evidence, judges, jury directions, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

‘Senior judges were to blame for the wrongful conviction of osteopath Stephen Ward who become a public scapegoat during the Profumo affair, according a fresh legal examination of the 1963 trial.’

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2013

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Lessons learned from the ‘Forced C-section’ case – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted December 3rd, 2013 in birth, care orders, Court of Protection, media, news, social services by sally

‘Journalist Christopher Booker reported in Saturday’s Telegraph that an Italian woman was forced by Essex County Council social services to have a cesarean section, and then had her baby taken away from her – all sanctioned by the Court of Protection.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd December 2013

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Black chef suing boss after he used word ‘golliwog’ during conversation about Robertson’s jam – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 3rd, 2013 in harassment, news, racism, time limits, tribunals by sally

‘The chef’s lawyers are battling to convince judges the word is inherently offensive to black people and almost always discriminatory – no matter in what context it is used.’

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2013

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Birmingham bag-snatcher jailed for woman’s death – BBC News

Posted December 3rd, 2013 in assault, homicide, news, sentencing, theft by sally

‘A bag-snatcher who fatally injured a Birmingham grandmother during a mugging has been jailed for 11 years.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2013

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Forced caesarean was carried out ‘because of risks to mother and child’ – The Guardian

Posted December 3rd, 2013 in adoption, birth, consent, local government, medical treatment, mental health, news, social services by sally

‘The council at the centre of a row over an Italian woman who was given a forced caesarean section and then had her baby taken from her said the decision was taken over concerns about the “risks to mother and child”.’

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk