‘Lawyers for the relatives of 96 people who died at Hillsborough have drafted a new law to compel public officials to tell the truth at inquiries.’
BBC News, 8th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An inquest jury has said a prisoner who took his own life was not shown enough compassion by staff at the jail.’
The Guardian, 2nd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Doctors battled in vain for 35 minutes to save ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson after he was Tasered by police, the inquest into his death has heard.’
BBC News, 24th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A doctor could face a disciplinary hearing for failing to spot the side effects of the contraceptive pill, as a coroner rules a graduate’s death could have been prevented if he had seen the signs.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A catastrophic series of failures contributed to the death of a prisoner, who died after setting fire to his cell, an inquest jury ruled.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Legal aid should be provided for families at inquests in which the government pays for lawyers to represent police officers or other state employees, the chief coroner has recommended.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The inquest into the death of a six-year-old girl who was murdered by her father could be reopened, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A coroner is to write to English football’s governing body after a metal anchor peg from a touchline barrier was catapulted through the air and lodged itself in the skull of a 12-year-old boy, causing fatal injuries.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Alice Gross, the 14-year-old believed to have died at the hands of Arnis Zalkalns, a Latvian builder, in 2014, was unlawfully killed in a sexually motivated attack, an inquest jury has found.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The death of a girl suspected of being killed by a convicted murderer, was not contributed to by the actions of police, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 1st July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Social care agencies missed opportunities to help a 17-year-old girl who took her own life months after being removed from a child protection plan, a coroner has ruled. Katy Skerrett, the senior coroner for Gloucestershire, said there had been a lack of communication between mental health and social care professionals in the treatment provided to Anielka Jennings.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Those regularly instructed to represent families at inquests will no doubt already be familiar with the valuable resource that is the Chief Coroner and his website, as well as the extremely useful sites of membership organizations like Inquest and AvMA. If it’s been a little while since your last instructions, and lack of funding makes an open source particularly attractive.’
Cloisters, 6th June 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘The family of a second young soldier who died at Deepcut barracks in Surrey might be granted a second inquest into his death.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A total lack of “professional curiosity” by health workers about the troubled family background of the toddler Poppi Worthington meant vital questions which might have prevented her death were never asked, an official report finds.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A zoo where a keeper was mauled to death by a tiger has been fined for health and safety breaches.’
BBC News, 10th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘When Private Cheryl James was preparing to move from Leconfield to Deepcut Barracks for the next stage of her Army training, an instructor gave her and her friends ominous advice.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Relatives of the 96 people who died at Hillsborough have told the home secretary they want a “Hillsborough Law” to compel public officials to tell the truth at inquiries.’
BBC News, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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
‘The coroner at the inquest into the death of a soldier found shot at Deepcut barracks in Surrey is set to announce his verdict.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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