‘A toddler died of leukaemia after medics repeatedly failed to diagnose the condition despite numerous “red flags” and 35 separate visits to doctors and hospitals.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Independent inquiry into recruit Cheryl James’s death in 1995 is “milestone” in history of unexplained barracks deaths.’
The Guardian, 1st February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A coroner is to hold a full inquest into the death of a Leeds school teacher murdered in her own classroom.’
BBC News, 25th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The jury at the inquests into how 96 people died in the lethal crush at Hillsborough in 1989 will be asked to consider whether the South Yorkshire police chief superintendent David Duckenfield, who was in charge of the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, caused the deaths by gross negligence manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The coroner presiding over the fresh inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool supporters at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough is to begin summing up the evidence.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A baby who died in suspicious circumstances had been sexually assaulted by her father just before her death, a judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An inquest or an investigation had not been “held” for the purposes of section 13(1)(b) of the Coroners Act 1988 until an inquest had been conducted and completed.’
WLR Daily, 16th December 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘A teenage army recruit who was found dead at a British barracks more than 20 years ago may have been raped or ordered by a superior to have sex, an inquest has been told.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The inquest into the death of Alice Gross will examine whether failures by the government and police contributed to her death, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 11th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Health inspectors have demanded an independent system for investigating deaths of mental health patients detained in hospitals in England, in a scathing report on how those detained are being treated.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has ruled that the United Kingdom was not obliged to hold a public inquiry into the shooting in December 1948 during the Malayan Emergency by British troops of 24 unarmed civilians at Batang Kali. The Court held that (1) the lapse of time meant that there was no Article 2 requirement to hold an inquiry; (2) a duty to hold an inquiry could not be implied into common law under the principles of customary international law; and (3) the decision not to hold an inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 was not open to challenge on ordinary judicial review principles. However, the Supreme Court did hold that the deaths were within the United Kingdom’s jurisdiction for the purposes of the application of the ECHR.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th November 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A judge has listed 12 separate errors made by police as they investigated the death of Poppi Worthington, finally lifting a veil of secrecy that has barred the public from knowing anything about how the toddler died three years ago.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Judge says new hearing will allow public to know about “troubling circumstances” of Poppi Worthington’s death.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Where a coroner has reason to suspect that a person has died in custody or “otherwise in state detention” and that the death was violent, unnatural or by way of unknown cause, the coroner must hold an inquest with a jury (section 7 Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (“CJA”)). The interesting issue in this case was whether and/or in what circumstances a person who has died whilst in intensive care will be regarded as having died “in state detention”, thus triggering a jury inquest.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th November 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘An 84-year-old man being held at a detention centre died of a heart attack after being shackled for five hours while suffering chest pains, an inquest has heard.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Major reforms which have put bereaved people at the heart of the coroner system will be reviewed to see what further improvement can be made, Justice Minister Caroline Dinenage has announced.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th October 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘Neglect contributed to the death of an Oxford teenager who drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit, a jury inquest has ruled.’
BBC News, 16th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The trust at the centre of the worst ever NHS scandal is facing criminal charges over the deaths of four patients .’
Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The deaths of three reservists on an SAS selection march were unacceptable, the armed forces minister has said.
Military chiefs have been ordered to carry out two inquiries after the deaths of three men on the Brecon Beacons in 2013.’
BBC News, 12th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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