New Deepcut inquest to be held into death of Cheryl James – BBC News
‘A new inquest has been ordered into the death of soldier Pte Cheryl James at Deepcut barracks in Surrey.’
BBC News, 18th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: inquests
Dorothy ‘Cherry’ Groce inquest finds police failures contributed to her death – The Guardian
‘Police failures contributed to the death of a mother whose shooting by an officer triggered the 1985 Brixton riots, an inquest jury has found.’
The Guardian, 10th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police blamed over 1985 Cherry Groce Brixton shooting – BBC News
‘Police failures contributed to Dorothy “Cherry” Groce’s death, whose shooting triggered the 1985 Brixton riots, a jury inquest has found.’
BBC News, 10th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mark Duggan case goes back to court – The Guardian
‘The mother of Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by police in London sparked nationwide riots, is challenging an inquest verdict of lawful killing.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police failures partly blamed for Hywel Hughes’ custody death – BBC News
‘The death of a man in police custody after he was ejected from a Bangor nightclub in 2003 was partly due to failures by two police officers who arrested him, an inquest has concluded.’
BBC News, 26th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who died in custody should have been in hospital, says Birmingham jury – The Guardian
‘A police force has apologised to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after being taken into custody amid concerns for his welfare.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gleision: Mine death families call for answers – BBC News
‘The families of miners who drowned when 650,000 gallons of water flooded a mine want to know why the men were working near an area where water was suspected. Charles Breslin, 62, David Powell, 50, Philip Hill, 44, and Garry Jenkins, 39, died at the Gleision colliery when a controlled explosion let in the water. The mine’s manager and owners were cleared of manslaughter on Thursday.’
BBC News, 20th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Driver escapes prosecution over cyclist’s death due to ‘wrong speed limit’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A driver who killed a woman while speeding at 49mph in a 30mph zone will not be prosecuted after the wrong speed limit sign was used.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mark Duggan death: Shooting ‘not rigorously examined’ – BBC News
‘The coroner at the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot dead by police in 2011, has published a series of “concerns” about the case.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for offensive Ann Maguire Facebook post – BBC News
‘A man who posted an offensive message on Facebook after the killing of Leeds teacher Ann Maguire has been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Care for teenage karate champion so bad it ‘breached human rights’, coroner rules – Daily Telegraph
‘Dana Baker, who represented Great Britain in karate, killed herself after “serious and systematic failings” in her care by a council that was too busy and overworked to help her.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina (Revenue and Customs Commissioners) v Her Majesty’s Coroner for the City of Liverpool (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers intervening) – WLR Daily
‘The Revenue and Customs Commissioners were bound, by necessary implication, to comply with a notice issued by a coroner pursuant to Schedule 5 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, requiring them to provide an occupational history in respect of a deceased person.’
WLR Daily, 21st May 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Coroner criticises MoD over Afghanistan fire deaths – BBC News
‘A coroner has criticised the MoD for a series of failures over the deaths of two soldiers in a fire as they slept in a tent at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Killing of Blair Peach – London Review of Books
‘‘As a campaign meeting, it must have been one of the biggest yet, a hundred National Front supporters, three and a half thousand police and thousands of Asian demonstrators.’ This was the way News at Ten began its report of the clashes in Southall on 23 April 1979, midway through the general election campaign that would end with the victory of Margaret Thatcher. The report contained footage of police officers arresting middle-aged men in turbans, women sitting down in the road and demonstrators with their heads swaddled in bandages. The final images showed around twenty NF supporters, all men, giving Nazi salutes as they went into Southall Town Hall.’
London Review of Books, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
Backlog in coroners’ courts: Bereaved families wait up to seven years for inquests – The Independent
‘A new standards code calls for investigations to be completed within six months.’
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The Independent, 13th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Duggan inquest: family win right to challenge coroner’s direction to jury – The Guardian
‘The family of Mark Duggan whose shooting by the Metropolitan police sparked riots across the country in 2011 have won the right to challenge a coroner’s directions to the jury that concluded the officer’s actions were lawful.’
The Guardian, 8th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hillsborough inquest: Questions and answers – Daily Telegraph
‘The new Hillsborough inquests begin today in Warrington, almost 25 years after Britain’s worst sporting disaster and 18 months after the verdicts in the original inquests were quashed.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hillsborough stadium tragedy inquests: Families await a fresh moment for truth – The Independent
‘The first of the new inquests into a 25-year-old tragedy begins next week, reopening old wounds but also reawakening hopes of closure and justice. Jonathan Brown explains how much is at stake.’
The Independent, 27th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jury gives open verdict on teenager who died after ‘relationship with star’ – The Guardian
‘There were “shortcomings” in the care given to a teenager who died in a psychiatric unit after allegedly being pressured by a male celebrity into sexual activity, an inquest jury has concluded.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
