Mother calls for law change after Surrey coach crash ruling – The Guardian
“Accident that led to deaths of three people caused by ‘catastrophic failure’ in a 20-year-old tyre, coroner rules.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: inquests
G4S faces damages claim over killing of Jimmy Mubenga – The Guardian
“The family of an Angolan man who died after being restrained by three G4S guards has launched civil proceedings against the security services multinational after an inquest jury found that he had been unlawfully killed on a plane intended to deport him.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jimmy Mubenga was unlawfully killed, inquest jury finds – The Guardian
“An Angolan man who died after being restrained by three G4S guards as he was being deported from the UK was unlawfully killed, a jury has found.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Call for inquiry into deaths of four men at psychiatric hospital – The Guardian
“A public inquiry has been demanded into the use of anti-psychotic drugs after an investigation revealed that side-effects from such medication probably played a part in the deaths, in quick succession, of four men on one hospital ward.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New coroner rules aim to reduce inquest delays – BBC News
“Coroners in England and Wales will have to meet a new code of standards to make inquests more efficient.”
BBC News, 4th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Smiley Culture inquest finds reggae star died from self-inflicted stab-wound – The Guardian
“Reggae star Smiley Culture died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest during a police raid at his home, an inquest jury has found.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) v Assistant Deputy Coroner for Inner North London – WLR Daily
“It was a matter for the court in the exercise of its case management powers, having regard to the overriding objective to deal with cases justly, whether persons directly affected by judicial review proceedings should be joined as interested parties.”
WLR Daily, 27th June 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Why are vulnerable women still being jailed? – The Guardian
“Suicide case highlights dangers of unsafe prisons, say campaigners.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pregnant mother died on operating table after trainees removed ovary by mistake – Daily Telegraph
“A heavily pregnant mother died on the operating table after two unsupervised trainee surgeons removed one of her ovaries instead of her appendix by mistake.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hillsborough inquests to be heard by jury – BBC News
“Fresh inquests into the deaths of the 96 Hillsborough victims will be held before a jury, a coroner has confirmed.”
BBC News, 5th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Women guilty over party drug that killed friend – Daily Telegraph
“The parents of a young woman who died after taking mephedrone have issued a warning against the so-called ‘party drug’ that ‘ripped our family apart’.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lucy Meadows coroner tells press: ‘shame on you’ – The Guardian
“A coroner told the press ‘shame on all of you’ as he ruled that a primary school teacher had killed herself after her gender reassignment became national news.”
The Guardian, 28th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fair inquest for Litvinenko impossible, judge warns – The Independent
“Hearing in danger of collapse after British Government’s accused of evidence cover-up.”
The Independent, 17th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Paul Ridd inquest: NHS neglect ‘contributed to death’ – BBC News
“A man with severe learning difficulties died from natural causes contributed to by neglect at a Swansea hospital, a coroner has ruled.”
BBC News, 2nd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Hillsborough inquest will be held in north-west, coroner rules – The Guardian
“Lord Justice Goldring says hearing should be held near where bereaved families live, but not too close to Liverpool.”
The Guardian, 2nd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hillsborough disaster police officers to refuse to give evidence to inquest – The Guardian
“Police officers on duty at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough football ground when 96 Liverpool supporters died in 1989 will refuse to give evidence to the new inquest into the disaster, their barristers have said at a pre-inquest hearing.”
The Guardian, 25th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sapper Mark Smith death: Coroner calls for inquiry – BBC News
“A coroner has called for an inquiry to look at ‘systemic failures’ in an investigation into the death of a Kent soldier in Afghanistan.”
BBC News, 11th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
