‘Cult members who plotted to kidnap and falsely imprison a coroner they accused of “necromancy” have been jailed.’
The Independent, 29th October 2024
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‘A coroner has raised concerns about young, newly qualified drivers being allowed to carry passengers, during an inquest into the deaths of four teenagers who drowned after a crash in north Wales.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2024
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‘A coroner has warned that gas piston ottomans could present a risk to life, after a woman died when her bed collapsed on her, trapping her between the mattress and the base.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2024
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‘Catherine Coyne’s death is one of 62 being investigated, external in inquests opening in Birmingham into deaths of Paterson’s patients.
BBC News, 7th October 2024
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‘Systemic failures in the way police deal with stalkers are leaving victims at “serious risk” with some given wrong and “potentially dangerous” advice, a damning report by police chiefs in England and Wales has found.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2024
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‘A coroner has ruled that The Jeremy Kyle Show’s treatment of Steve Dymond was not a “contributory factor” to his death.’
The Independent, 10th September 2024
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‘The government has said lessons will be “properly learnt” in the case of a teenage motorcyclist killed outside an airbase in a crash with an American driver.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2024
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‘A coroner has revealed a prisoner serving an abolished indefinite sentence took his own life after learning the government had rejected proposals to resentence IPP prisoners.’
The Independent, 21st August 2024
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‘A coroner has issued a warning after a 93-year-old woman with dementia died after eating toxic laundry capsules she may have mistaken for sweets because of their bright packaging.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2024
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‘In a report addressed to the home secretary, the justice secretary, Met commissioner Mark Rowley and others, East London area coroner Nadia Persaud warned that similar deaths would occur unless services improved.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2024
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‘Members of an “anti-establishment cult” who stormed into a court with handcuffs have been found guilty of trying to kidnap a coroner.’
BBC News, 30th July 2024
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‘The Chief Coroner’s annual report covers the work of the coroner service in England and Wales 2023. His Honour Judge Teague KC’s report provides a comprehensive overview of all the work taken forward across the coroner service. It provides valuable insights into the service’s operations and future direction.’
Mills & Reeve, 23rd July 2024
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‘A coroner has called for improved driver training for US government staff in the UK following the death of Harry Dunn.’
BBC News, 8th July 2024
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‘A coroner has criticised the US government for a lack of training provided to its employee Anne Sacoolas before the crash that killed Harry Dunn.’
The Independent, 13th June 2024
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‘Prisoners with mental health emergencies face “inequity” in the way they are treated, a coroner has said.’
BBC News, 9th June 2024
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‘Police showed a “lack of understanding” of controlling and coercive behaviour in the case of a woman who was unlawfully killed, a coroner said.
Mother-of-three Kellie Sutton, 30, was found unconscious at the home she shared with abusive partner Steven Gane in Welwyn Garden City on 23 August 2017.
In a prevention of future deaths report, external, assistant coroner Samantha Broadfoot KC said there was also “a lack of awareness of the link between domestic abuse and suicide”.’
BBC News, 14th May 2024
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‘Neglect by a health board contributed to a man’s death at a hospital in north Wales, a coroner has concluded.’
BBC News, 10th May 2024
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‘In R. (on the application of Parkin) v HM Coroner for Inner London (East) [2024] EWHC 744 (Admin), the High Court considered the question of whether an Article 2 investigative duty arises in an inquest in circumstances where the individual concerned was living in their own home; had capacity, and exposed themselves to danger.’
Landmark Chambers, 16th April 2024
Source: www.landmarkchambers.co.uk
‘A senior coroner has condemned the “inhumane” and “indefensible” treatment of a man who killed himself 17 years into an indefinite prison sentence. Tom Osborne, the senior coroner for Milton Keynes, said Scott Rider had given up all hope of release before he took his own life at HMP Woodhill in June 2022.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2024
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