Day: 25 September 2014

Court of Protection judge slams council for depriving autistic woman of her liberty – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 25th, 2014 in autism, Court of Protection, deprivation of liberty safeguards, human rights, learning difficulties, local government, news by sally

‘A judge has accused a county council of “a systemic failure” in a strongly-worded ruling in which he found the authority to have wrongfully deprived a 19-year-old autistic woman of her liberty and breached her human rights.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th September 2014

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Isle of Wight woman jailed for ‘acid attack’ in Sandown – BBC News

Posted September 25th, 2014 in grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

‘A jealous wife has been jailed for nine years for throwing caustic soda over a waitress at her husband’s restaurant.’

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BBC News, 24th September 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk