Category: bereavement

New guide to help evidence the role of racism in state-custody deaths – JUSTICE

Posted February 21st, 2024 in bereavement, death in custody, families, inquests, news, racism by sally

‘A new guide released today (21/2/24) provides lawyers representing families bereaved by deaths in police custody, prisons, immigration detention, and mental health settings with the legal expertise to raise the potential role of race and racism at inquests. It also provides foundational knowledge and strategy to coroners to ensure they satisfy their duty in fully investigating the circumstances in state custody deaths.’

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JUSTICE, 21st February 2024

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Watchdog investigates Nottinghamshire Police over contact with killer Valdo Calocane – The Independent

Posted February 13th, 2024 in bereavement, complaints, Crown Prosecution Service, diminished responsibility, homicide, news, police by tracey

‘The police watchdog is investigating Nottinghamshire Police over the force’s contact with triple killer Valdo Calocane before his brutal stabbing rampage.’

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The Independent, 13th February 2024

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Fatal domestic abuse reviews renamed to better recognise suicide cases – Home Office

Posted February 6th, 2024 in bereavement, bills, consultations, domestic violence, homicide, news, suicide by tracey

‘Domestic Homicide Reviews will be renamed to Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews following calls to better recognise deaths from domestic abuse related suicide.’

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Home Office, 5th February 2024

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Supreme Court rules on “shock” in clinical negligence cases – Law Pod UK

Posted February 2nd, 2024 in appeals, bereavement, damages, doctors, families, negligence, news, personal injuries, psychiatric damage, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court has ruled out claims for physicatric harm suffered by family members witnessing death or serious injury as a result of medical negligence. Rosalind English talks to Judith Rogerson of 1 Crown Office Row about the implication of this ruling.’

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Law Pod UK, 1st February 2024

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Valdo Calocane: CPS to be investigated over handling of Nottingham killer case – The Guardian

Posted January 31st, 2024 in bereavement, criminal justice, Crown Prosecution Service, families, homicide, inquiries, mental health, murder, news by tracey

‘Prosecutors are to be investigated for their handling of the Valdo Calocane case, including their decision to accept his manslaughter pleas, the attorney general has announced.’

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The Guardian, 30th January 2024

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Nottingham attacks: attorney general considering killer’s sentence for review – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2024 in attorney general, bereavement, families, homicide, hospital orders, inquiries, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘The attorney general is considering whether judges should review the sentence of the Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane after receiving a submission that it could be unduly lenient.’

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The Guardian, 26th January 2024

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Mother of girl whose death was linked to air pollution sues UK government – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2024 in bereavement, compensation, damages, environmental health, government departments, London, news, personal injuries, pollution by sally

‘The mother of a nine-year-old girl who became the first person in the UK to have air pollution cited on their death certificate has launched a high court claim against the government.’

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The Guardian, 25th January 2024

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Christopher Kapessa: Boy died after dangerous prank at river, inquest rules – BBC News

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in bereavement, complaints, inquests, news, police, racism by tracey

‘A 13-year-old boy died after being deliberately pushed into a river in a “dangerous prank”, a coroner has ruled.’

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BBC News, 22nd January 2024

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We all die: what are doctors’ duties to shield families from the sight of death? – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted January 12th, 2024 in appeals, bereavement, damages, doctors, duty of care, families, news, personal injuries, psychiatric damage, Supreme Court by sally

‘In Paul and another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UKSC 1, the Supreme Court had to decide whether (and, if so, when) an individual can make a claim for psychiatric injury caused by witnessing the death or other horrifying event of a close relative as a result of earlier clinical negligence. In dismissing the three conjoined appeals, a majority of the Supreme Court held that, while doctors owe a duty of care to protect the health of their patients, they do not owe a duty of care to members of the patient’s close family to protect them against the risk of illness from the experience of witnessing the death or medical crisis of their relative from a condition which the doctor has negligently failed to diagnose or treat.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 11th January 2024

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Harry Dunn’s family says UK still allowing Americans to escape justice as US soldier flees after crash – The Independent

Posted December 15th, 2023 in accidents, bereavement, dangerous driving, diplomats, extradition, families, homicide, immunity, news, road safety, road traffic offences, roads, unlawful killing by tracey

‘Harry Dunn’s family have warned that something has gone “very badly wrong” for another US citizen to have been able to evade justice in the UK after alleged involvement in a car crash.’

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The Independent, 14th December 2023

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Newport council fined £2m after tractor killed worker – BBC News

Posted December 15th, 2023 in bereavement, employment, fines, health & safety, local government, news by tracey

‘A council has been fined £2m after one of its employees was hit by a passing tractor and killed.’

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BBC News, 15th December 2023

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Chief Coroner response to the Bishop James Jones report – Hillsborough – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted December 11th, 2023 in bereavement, coroners, families, inquests, news, sport by tracey

‘His Honour Judge Thomas Teague KC, the Chief Coroner of England and Wales, has published his response to the Bishop James Jones report regarding the experiences of the Hillsborough Families. The response addresses parts of the report that relate to coroners and the recommendations that are associated with the coroner service.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 6th December 2023

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‘The law needs to catch up on student mental health’ Published 8 hours ago – BBC News

Posted December 11th, 2023 in bereavement, duty of care, families, mental health, news, suicide, universities by tracey

‘A court case this week could change the way universities are expected to look after their students – including their mental health.’

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BBC News, 11th December 2023

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No 10 finally to respond to 2017 report on Hillsborough injustices – The Guardian

Posted December 6th, 2023 in bereavement, delay, families, government departments, homicide, negligence, news, police, sport, unlawful killing by sally

‘Relatives of the 97 people killed at Hillsborough in 1989 will discover today how the government intends to respond to recommendations for widespread reform made in an official report six years ago into their experiences.’

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The Guardian, 6th December 2023

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‘You were told’: Killed Women report shows deaths could have been prevented – The Guardian

Posted December 6th, 2023 in bereavement, coercive & controlling behaviour, crime prevention, domestic violence, families, homicide, murder, negligence, news, police, victims, women by sally

‘Two-thirds of 115 bereaved families surveyed by Ipsos thought the fatal attack on their loved one had been very or fairly preventable.’

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The Guardian, 5th December 2023

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Father who saw toddler daughter killed by runaway Range Rover fighting to close legal loophole – The Independent

Posted December 1st, 2023 in accidents, bereavement, bills, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, families, inquests, news by tracey

‘The father of a one-year-old girl killed by a runaway car says he’ll never stop fighting for a change in the law after the driver was not prosecuted due to a “loophole” in the legal system.’

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The Independent, 29th November 2023

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Family of headteacher Ruth Perry refused legal aid for inquest into her death – The Guardian

Posted November 27th, 2023 in bereavement, costs, families, inquests, legal aid, mental health, news, ombudsmen, suicide, teachers by tracey

‘The family of the headteacher Ruth Perry, whose death after a critical Ofsted inspection will be the subject of a high-profile inquest this week, have been refused legal aid to fund their representation just days before the hearing is due to start.’

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The Guardian, 26th November 2023

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People smugglers ordered to pay over £280,000 from criminal profits in the Essex lorry deaths case – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted November 27th, 2023 in bereavement, compensation, confiscation, Crown Prosecution Service, families, homicide, imprisonment, news, proceeds of crime, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by tracey

‘A convicted people smuggler, responsible for the manslaughter of 39 people who died in the back of a lorry in Essex, has today (24 September 2023) been ordered to pay a total of £65,157.65 to victims’ families through a Confiscation Order made by the court today.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 24th November 2023

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Senior officer in Stephen Lawrence case was ‘corrupt’, Met document claims – The Guardian

Posted November 15th, 2023 in bereavement, children, corruption, murder, news, perjury, police, professional conduct, racism by sally

‘A former Scotland Yard intelligence chief should face a new investigation into alleged perjury, the mother of Stephen Lawrence has said, after the unearthing of documents claiming he was corrupt.’

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The Guardian, 14th November 2023

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Mother whose baby died in prison calls for end to pregnant women being jailed – The Independent

Posted November 15th, 2023 in bereavement, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, death in custody, imprisonment, inquests, news, pregnancy, prison officers, prisons, sentencing, women by sally

‘A mother whose baby died when she gave birth alone in her prison cell has urged ministers to stop sending pregnant women to jail.’

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The Independent, 14th November 2023

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