28/07/2023 – Current Awareness

Ava Mae Collard: Parents jailed for causing baby girl’s death – BBC News

Posted July 28th, 2023 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, causing serious physical harm to a child or vulnerable adult, child cruelty, children, families, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A mum and dad who caused the death of their five-month-old baby girl have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 27th July 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Borough council not vicariously liable for abuse suffered by claimant, High Court rules – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 28th, 2023 in child abuse, children, families, fostering, local government, news, personal injuries, sexual offences, vicarious liability by sally

‘Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is not vicariously liable for sexual abuse inflicted on claimant DJ by an uncle who was a de facto foster parent, the High Court has found.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 27th July 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Killer of Met police officer Sgt Matt Ratana given whole-life sentence – The Guardian

Posted July 28th, 2023 in autism, firearms, imprisonment, murder, news, police, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been sentenced to a whole-life order, meaning he will spend the rest of his life in prison, for the murder of Sgt Matt Ratana, whom he shot with a gun he smuggled into a custody centre while handcuffed.’

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The Guardian, 27th July 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Great grandmother had legs amputated after she was dragged under bus when driver refused to let her on – The Independent

Posted July 28th, 2023 in accidents, causing serious physical harm to a child or vulnerable adult, dangerous driving, elderly, imprisonment, news, personal injuries, sentencing, transport by sally

‘An 83 year-old woman lost both her legs when she was dragged under a bus when the driver refused to let her on.’

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The Independent, 28th July 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Cryptocurrency: Four members of £5m drugs gang jailed – BBC News

Posted July 28th, 2023 in conspiracy, cryptocurrencies, drug offences, imprisonment, money laundering, news, sentencing by sally

‘A drugs gang have been jailed for a multimillion pound operation which laundered profits in cryptocurrency.’

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BBC News, 27th July 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Croydon tram operator and TfL fined £14m over deadly 2016 crash – The Guardian

Posted July 28th, 2023 in accidents, fines, health & safety, London, news, railways, transport by sally

‘Transport for London and the operator of the Croydon tram have been fined a total of £14m for safety failings leading up to the 2016 crash in which seven people died.’

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The Guardian, 27th July 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Ramarni Crosby: Teenagers jailed for killing 16-year-old in Gloucester – BBC News

Posted July 28th, 2023 in children, gangs, homicide, imprisonment, news, sentencing, young offenders, young persons by sally

‘Four teenagers convicted of stabbing a 16-year-old boy to death in Gloucester have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 27th July 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Views sought on criminal appeals process – Law Commission

Posted July 28th, 2023 in appeals, consultations, criminal justice, Law Commission, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

‘On Thursday 27 July, the Law Commission of England and Wales is publishing a paper asking for views on whether and how the law governing appeals for criminal cases should be reformed.’

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Law Commission, 26th July 2023

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Prince Harry’s lawsuit against Sun publisher can go to trial, judge rules – The Guardian

Posted July 28th, 2023 in damages, interception, media, news, royal family, telecommunications by sally

‘The Duke of Sussex’s damages claim over allegations of unlawful information gathering against the publisher of the Sun will go to trial, a high court judge has ruled.’

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The Guardian, 27th July 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com