Poundland stabbing: Trevor Joyce given life sentence for manslaughter – BBC News
‘A mental health patient who fatally stabbed a man in a Poundland store has been sentenced to life imprisonment.’
BBC News, 6th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: mental health
‘Depraved’ killer Carl Langdell jailed for first date murder – BBC News
‘A man who murdered a young teacher on their first date before sexually assaulting and taking pictures of her corpse has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Priory Clinic blamed by inquest jury over death of teenage girl after untrained staff failed to call 999 – Daily Telegraph
‘A 14-year-old girl suffered an accidental death contributed to by neglect while under the care of the Priory, an inquest jury has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ken Clarke: ‘absurd’ that defunct prison scheme still keeps people in jail – The Guardian
‘The former justice secretary Ken Clarke has criticised as “absurd” the situation where a defunct scheme for sentencing prisoners to indeterminate sentences means a man given a 10-month term is still in prison almost 10 years later.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Logan Peters killed himself following police custody – BBC News
‘A series of police failures caused a man to kill himself a day after being released from custody, an inquest found.’
BBC News, 27th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inside the special prison unit where rehabilitation rules the roost – The Guardian
‘HMP New Hall pioneers care and support for women with complex needs. The justice minister, Michael Gove, should sit up and take notice for his prison reforms.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Independent Monitoring Board slams Heathrow Immigration Removal Centres – Free Movement
‘What were Harmondsworth and Colnbrook Detention Centres have been brought under the same management, and are now called Heathrow Immigration Removal Centres. Nonetheless, as the Independent Monitoring Board’s report shows, detention centres by another name still have their same old problems. The Board’s recommendations focus on treatment of vulnerable people, both mentally and physically.’
Free Movement, 23rd May 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Benefit sanctions lead claimants to suicide, crime and destitution, warns damning report – The Independent
‘Benefit sanctions are “devastating” for claimants and can lead to destitution, crime, suicide, and throw up barriers to employment, a wide-ranging report probing the effects of removing payments from Salford’s residents has claimed.’
The Independent, 25th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mother sentenced to 24 years in prison for murdering two daughters in ‘spasm of violence’ – The Independent
‘A mother has been sentenced to at least 24 years in prison for stabbing to death her two young daughters.’
The Independent, 17th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Paranoid schizophrenic man who pushed passenger onto Tube tracks sent to mental health hospital ‘indefinitely’ – The Independent
‘A mentally ill man who caused horrific injuries to a fellow passenger after pushing him under the Tube has been detained indefinitely.’
The Independent, 16th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Don Lock death: Ten killings to be reviewed by NHS trust – BBC News
‘Ten killings involving patients of a mental health trust will be reviewed after the conviction of a man who stabbed a motorist to death.’
BBC News, 17th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Profession unites to create mental health taskforce – The Lawyer
‘Fifteen organisations from the legal profession have joined forces to create a new taskforce promoting mental wellbeing in the legal community.’
The Lawyer, 16th May 2016
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Prison numbers ‘must fall’ for reforms to work says Ramsbotham – BBC News
‘Government prison reforms will fail unless inmate numbers are reduced before they are put in place, a former chief inspector of prisons has said.’
BBC News, 12th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ministry of Defence faces legal claims over malaria drug – BBC News
‘A group of military personnel are seeking damages from the Ministry of Defence over an anti-malarial drug they say has caused mental health problems.’
BBC News, 11th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paul Mallin jailed for Ilford care home stabbings – BBC News
‘A jealous lover has been jailed for 19 years for stabbing to death his former girlfriend and her 86-year-old fiance at a care home in north-east London.’
BBC News, 21st April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council wins battle over mother’s bid to name twins ‘Cyanide’ and ‘Preacher’ – Local Government Lawyer
‘A local authority has won a Court of Appeal battle with a mother over her desire to name her twin children ‘Cyanide’ and ‘Preacher’.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th April 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Angela Wrightson case: Can children be natural born killers? – BBC News
‘Two teenage girls have been detained for torturing and murdering a vulnerable woman in north-east England. But when a child deliberately kills, what is to blame? Is it possible some children are simply bad? Or are there other factors at play?’
BBC News, 8th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Angela Wrightson case: Can children be natural born killers? – BBC News
‘Two teenage girls have been detained for torturing and murdering a vulnerable woman in north-east England. But when a child deliberately kills, what is to blame? Is it possible some children are simply bad? Or are there other factors at play?.’
BBC News, 8th April 2016
Source: bbc.co.uk
Youth the one mitigating factor for teenage girls who killed – The Guardian
‘The 15-year-olds were given the equivalent of an adult life sentence and could be detained indefinitely.’
The Guardian, 7th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
