Police watchdog to investigate Taser use in burns death of man doused in flammable liquid – The Independent

Posted April 29th, 2013 in death in custody, news, ombudsmen, police, weapons by tracey

“A watchdog is to investigate whether the firing of a Taser by a police officer
at a man doused in flammable liquid caused fatal burns.”

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The Independent, 27th April 2013

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New legal aid reforms end ‘justice for all’, lawyers warn – The Independent

“England’s 800-year-old tradition of fair and open access to justice for all will
be destroyed by sweeping Government plans to reform criminal legal aid, senior
judges and magistrates warn today.”

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The Independent, 28th April 2013

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Judge: parents were too besotted to hurt children – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 29th, 2013 in child abuse, children, evidence, families, news, social services by tracey

“A judge has refused to allow social workers to take three children with serious
and apparently unexplained injuries into care after seeing that their parents
were ‘simply dotty about them’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2013

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Home Office fury as drug dealer immigrant wins right to stay in UK – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 29th, 2013 in appeals, deportation, drug offences, families, human rights, immigration, news by tracey

“A judge’s decision to allow a convicted drug dealer who abandoned his children
the right to stay in Britain over his ‘human rights’ is at the centre of
mounting political protest.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2013

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