“Following the inquest into the death of Police Constable Ian Terry, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) reconsidered whether there was sufficient evidence to bring charges in relation to Mr Terry’s tragic death during a training exercise in June 2008.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th March 2012
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“An inquest jury has returned a verdict of death by misadventure in the case of a young footballer who died when a bag of cocaine split inside his body.”
BBC News, 20th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judicial investigation has been launched into the appointment of the coroner who chaired Amy Winehouse’s inquest, raising fears that the circumstances of the singer’s death might need to be examined again.
The Guardian, 1st February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Attorney General has agreed to consider whether an application should be made for a new inquest to be held over a Hillsborough victim’s death.”
BBC News, 19th January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A coroner has said the death of a two-year-old boy from Cheshire in 2007 could have been avoided if police and social services had acted differently.”
BBC News, 20th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A bid to bring a High Court challenge over the attorney general’s refusal to give his consent for a new inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly has failed.”
BBC News, 19th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
” A vulnerable man who died after suffering 30 years of torment by yobs was unlawfully killed, a coroner ruled today.”
The Independent, 7th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A father accused of pushing his son to his death from the balcony of a Greek hotel killed the child unlawfully, a coroner has ruled. The inquest on six-year-old Liam Hogan was told that his father, John, appeared to shove the boy and his two-year-old sister, Mia, before leaping off the balcony himself.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An investigation into the police operation during which reggae singer Smiley Culture died has found no evidence of a criminal offence.”
BBC News, 29th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Justice secretary abandons plan to abolish post amid heavy opposition from Royal British Legion.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two men shot dead by police as they robbed a security guard outside a bank were killed lawfully, an inquest jury has decided.”
BBC News, 15th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The sister of a TV producer who was crushed by an HGV while cycling through west London has spoken of her dismay after failing in a high court attempt to secure a fresh inquest into her sister’s death. Eilidh Cairns, 30, was cycling in morning rush-hour traffic on 5 February 2009 when a tipper truck knocked her from her bike at Notting Hill Gate. An experienced cyclist, she is believed to have been in front of the lorry and hit from behind in the incident.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Badly-maintained points were to blame for causing the death of an elderly woman in the Grayrigg train crash in Cumbria, an inquest jury has found.”
BBC News, 4th November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The fugitive gunman Raoul Moat took his own life after police fired an unapproved Taser at him, an inquest jury decided on Tuesday. The jury concluded that the armed officers had behaved properly during the six-hour stand-off with the 37-year-old former bouncer at Rothbury, Northumberland, in July 2010.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A jury at the inquest of cornered killer Raoul Moat will consider whether police should have used unauthorised Taser weapons on the night, the coroner has said.”
The Independent, 26th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who attacked and killed a fellow patient at a high-security psychiatric hospital because he ‘wanted to eat him’ was not being watched properly, and had not been adequately assessed, an inquest jury ruled on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 15th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A group of doctors is seeking a judicial review of the decision not to hold an inquest into the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly.”
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Reforms to the coroner system will ensure that inquests are more timely, more efficient and more effective, Minister Jonathan Djanogly said.”
Ministry of Justice, 6th September 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Survivors and relatives of those who died in the 7 July bombings have abandoned their legal attempt to force the government to hold a public inquiry into the attacks, acknowledging that proceedings would be likely to be unsuccessful and would cause ‘further unnecessary distress’.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three soldiers were unlawfully killed by a rogue Afghan soldier in Helmand in July 2010, an inquest has ruled.”
BBC News, 28th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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