Terence McArthur admits 1976 killing of baby daughter – BBC News
‘A man has admitted killing his 14-day-old daughter more than 45 years ago.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: causing death of children or vulnerable adults
Jamie King loses damages bid over Dunkirk role after son’s death – BBC News
‘Actor Jamie King has lost a High Court bid against an NHS trust after claiming he lost work, including a role in the film Dunkirk, after his son died.’
BBC News, 17th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Christopher Kapessa: Family wins legal bid to review decision not to prosecute teen over river death – The Independent
‘The family of 13-year-old Christopher Kapessa, who died after being pushed into the River Cynon in South Wales in July 2019, have won a High Court bid for a review of the decision not to prosecute the teenager accused of being responsible.’
The Independent, 11th June 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Christopher Kapessa: Mum plans legal action over river death – BBC News
‘A mother plans to launch her own legal action if the decision not to prosecute the boy reportedly involved in her son’s death is not reversed.’
BBC News, 7th June 2021
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‘More work to do’ to improve Nottingham maternity units – BBC News
‘More needs to be done to bring maternity units at a city’s two main hospitals up to scratch, inspectors have said.’
BBC News, 28th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parents seek second inquest into baby’s hospital death – BBC News
‘The parents of a baby who died after medical errors are to push for a new inquest into his death, after they say a “cruel” inquest denied them justice.’
BBC News, 14th May 2021
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Deaths of people on benefits prompt inquiry call – BBC News
‘The family of a woman who took a fatal overdose after her benefit payments were cut say they have begun a legal claim against the government.’
BBC News, 10th May 2021
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Sapphire House: ‘Anger’ over report into neglect death care home – BBC News
‘The mother of a man who died after suffering neglect said she felt “extreme distress and anger” at a critical new report into his care home.’
BBC News, 21st April 2021
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Harvey Tyrrell death: Pub owner jailed over boy’s electrocution death – BBC News
‘A pub owner has been jailed after admitting responsibility for the death of a seven-year-old boy who was electrocuted in a beer garden.’
BBC News, 16th April 2021
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Towuaghantse v GMC [2021] EWHC 681 (Admin) Coroner’s findings, independence of experts and registrant denials: this case is not one to put on the “read later” pile – 2 Hare Court
‘It is difficult to know where to start with Towuaghantse v GMC [2021] EWHC 681 (Admin). I will give you a briefest account of the facts in a moment, but potentially Mostyn J’s judgment in this case stands as authority for the following principles:
a. The factual findings of a coroner, and any narrative conclusion, are all admissible against a registrant.
b. Authors of expert reports do not have to be independent in the sense of uninvolved with the institution or any of the players in a case, they are merely subject to a Porter v McGill style test of bias or apparent bias.
c. The capacity of a registrant to remediate sincerely should be judged by reference to evidence unconnected with their denials of the factual charges, unless the fact-finding decision included findings of blatant dishonesty by the registrant (a refinement of the same judge’s recent pronouncements in GMC v Awan [2020] EWHC 1553 (Admin)).’
2 Hare Court, 30th March 2021
Source: www.2harecourt.com
NHS hospital trust facing prosecution after death of woman and child – The Guardian
‘A hospital trust is facing prosecution for alleged breaches of patient safety that are said to have led to the deaths of a mother of six and a child who was brain damaged at birth.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Teenage mother admits causing death of baby daughter due to neglect – The Independent
‘A mother has admitted causing the death of her baby in Brighton. Verphy Kudi’s 20-month-old daughter Asiah Kudi died at an address in the East Sussex city in December 2019.’
The Independent, 27th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hospitals forced to repay millions after falsely claiming their maternity units were safe – The Independent
‘NHS hospitals have been forced to pay millions of pounds to regulators after wrongly claiming their maternity units were among the safest in the country.’
The Independent, 7th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Harvey Tyrrell death: Electrician cleared over boy’s pub garden electrocution – BBC News
‘An electrician has been cleared of killing a seven-year-old boy who was electrocuted by a set of poorly installed lights in a pub garden.’
BBC News, 16th February 2021
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Rachel Johnston: Neglect contributed to woman’s teeth removal death – BBC News
‘A disabled woman whose brain was starved of oxygen after an operation to remove all her teeth would probably have survived if care home staff acted sooner, an inquest heard. Staff at Pirton Grange Care Home, near Worcester, failed to spot Rachel Johnston was developing hypoxia. A coroner concluded neglect contributed to her death just over two weeks after she was taken to hospital.’
BBC News, 11th February 2021
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Angela Wrightson: Teenage torture killers keep anonymity – BBC News
‘Two teenagers who tortured and murdered a vulnerable woman in her own home have been granted lifelong anonymity.’
BBC News, 4th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alexia Walenkaki swing death: Tower Hamlets Council fined £330,000 – BBC News
‘A council has been fined £330,000 after a five-year-old girl died when a swing set collapsed on her in east London.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Air pollution death ruling: What comes next? – BBC News
‘For the first time in the UK – and possibly the world – air pollution has been recognised as a cause of a person’s death. But was the ruling just a one-off? And what does it mean for others?’
BBC News, 17th December 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
London man who killed his children detained in hospital indefinitely – The Guardian
‘A man who slit the throats of his two young children during lockdown has been detained in hospital indefinitely.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Emily Jones: woman jailed for life for killing seven-year-old in Bolton – The Guardian
‘The woman who killed seven-year-old Emily Jones in a Bolton park on Mother’s Day has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of eight years.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
