Q&A: Mark Duggan inquest – BBC News
“An inquest into the death of Mark Duggan begins on Monday in London. BBC News explains the issues and background to the case.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: inquests
Mark Duggan inquest: key issue is whether shooting was lawful, jury told – The Guardian
“The 11 members of the jury in the Mark Duggan inquest were on Monday told the key issue they may have to decide is whether his shooting dead by police was lawful or unlawful.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
April Jones: Inquest to open into death of murdered five-year-old girl – BBC News
“An inquest will be opened into the death of murdered schoolgirl April Jones later. The five year old was abducted on 1 October 2012 and killed by Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, in a sexually motivated attack.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hillsborough disaster: An investigation going nowhere? – The Independent
“A year after the exposure of a police cover-up that followed the 1989 tragedy, no one has yet been held to account, and victims’ families are losing hope of seeing justice.”
The Idnependent, 12th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Hillsborough: Fans’ accounts and more police statements ‘amended’ – BBC News
“Statements of a further 74 police officers involved in the Hillsborough stadium disaster ‘may have been amended’, the police watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
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Jacintha Saldanha inquest delayed as coroner ‘seeks more information’ – The Guardian
“An inquest into the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha following a prank phone call last year by two Australian radio hosts has been postponed for a second time.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gosport hospital deaths to get public inquiry at last – The Independent
“An independent inquiry into the deaths of dozens of elderly patients given ‘life-shortening’ powerful painkillers at a Hampshire hospital will be announced by ministers within weeks.”
The Independent, 8th September 2013
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Nursing home inquest: Tea scalding ruled out as causing death of Margaret Young – The Independent
“Coroner rules that wound was caused by cellulitis infection, not hot drink, and that there was no evidence 73-year-old would have survived if different action was taken.”
The Independent, 29th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mid Staffs trust to be prosecuted over death of diabetic patient – The Guardian
“The Mid Staffs NHS foundation trust, castigated for providing appalling care for years to patients, is to be prosecuted over a diabetic patient who died after falling into a diabetic coma – an unprecedented change in criminal accountability in the health service.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Atherstone firefighter inquests will not reopen, coroner rules – BBC News
“A coroner has ruled the inquests into the deaths of four firefighters in a warehouse fire in 2007 will not be reopened.”
BBC News, 16th August 2013
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Sheffield pub death review calls rejected – BBC News
“No charges will be brought over the death of a man attacked in Sheffield unless ‘new and compelling evidence’ emerges, prosecutors have said.”
BBC News, 8th August 2013
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Ian Tomlinson’s family win apology from Met police over death in 2009 – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police have issued an apology to the family of Ian Tomlinson and admitted for the first time that he was unlawfully killed by one of their officers who used ‘excessive force’ during the G20 protests in London in 2009.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jimmy Mubenga coroner issues damning report on deportations – The Guardian
“A coroner who oversaw the inquest into the death of the Angolan deportee Jimmy Mubenga has issued a highly critical report that raises a series of concerns about the way the government and private contractors deport people from the UK.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coroner blames professor for teenager’s drug death at party – Daily Telegraph
“A coroner has blamed a lecturer and his wife for the ‘tragic and preventable death’ of a 15-year-old girl who took an ecstasy overdose at their home during an unsupervised party.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Kirkby factory deaths due to safety failures, inquest finds – The Guardian
“The company in charge of a factory where two engineers were killed when
they were dragged into a conveyor belt could face criminal charges after
an inquest found that procedures were not followed.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coroner’s court overhaul begins in England and Wales – BBC News
“Most inquests in England and Wales will be completed within six months
under a new code of standards for coroners which has come into effect.”
BBC News, 25th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MoD could face legal action over Brecon Beacons heatwave deaths – The Independent
“A coroner has suggested that the Ministry of Defence could face legal action over two soldiers who died while undergoing the gruelling SAS selection process.”
The Independent, 25th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Litvinenko public inquiry blocked: Diplomacy ‘a factor’ – BBC News
“UK-Russian relations were a ‘factor’ in the government’s decision not to hold a public inquiry into the death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.”
BBC News, 19th July 2013
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Seni Lewis death: IPCC taken to court over report – BBC News
“The family of a man who died days after being restrained by police have asked judges to review the police watchdog’s report on his death.”
BBC News, 19th July 2013
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Jimmy Mubenga: Home Office official makes qualified apology to family – The Guardian
“David Wood, the head of the Home Office’s immigration enforcement, has given a qualified apology to the family of Jimmy Mubenga, the Angolan asylum seeker who an inquest jury last week ruled was unlawfully killed by three G4S escort guards.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
