Hillsborough jury reaches decision – BBC News
‘Jurors have reached a majority decision on whether the 96 victims of the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed.’
BBC News, 25th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: inquests
Hillsborough inquest: Jury can return majority decision on whether fans were unlawfully killed – The Independent
‘The jury in the Hillsborough inquests has been told it can return a majority decision on whether the 96 victims were unlawfully killed.’
The Independent, 25th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MoD could face manslaughter charges over training deaths following calls it should lose immunity from prosecution – The Independent
‘The British military could face charges of corporate manslaughter under landmark changes in law being proposed by a parliamentary committee.’
The Independent, 24th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge criticises army drink and sex culture as two former soldiers cleared of rape – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge has criticised a culture of “excessive drinking” and sexual relationships within the Royal Military Police, as two former soldiers were acquitted of raping a colleague who later killed herself.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Deepcut inquest: Bullet wound ‘consistent’ with self-inflicted injury – BBC News
‘The bullet wound that killed a teenage soldier was “consistent” with a self-inflicted injury, according to a ballistics expert.’
BBC News, 18th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hillsborough jury sent out to consider verdicts into deaths of 96 fans – The Guardian
‘The jury at the new inquests into the deaths of 96 people at Hillsborough in 1989 has been sent out to consider its verdicts, more than two years after the proceedings began in court.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hillsborough jury set to consider their verdict on 96 deaths – The Guardian
‘The jury at the new inquests into the deaths of 96 people at Hillsborough in 1989 have been told that they must come to a unanimous decision if they are to reach a verdict of unlawful killing.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jean Charles de Menezes ruling: European Court of Human Rights rejects call to prosecute police officers who shot him – The Independent
‘The UK was right not to charge any police officers over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, an electrician who they thought was a suicide bomber, in 2005.’
The Independent, 30th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jean Charles de Menezes ruling due in European court of human rights – The Guardian
‘A ruling on whether British police officers should have been charged for the fatal shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes at a London tube station in 2005 is to be delivered by the European court of human rights on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Key evidence missing’ from police investigation into Shoreham air show, inquest reveals – Daily Telegraph
‘The police investigation into the plane crash at the Shoreham Airshow – which killed 11 people – is being delayed as detectives are being forced to seek permission from the courts to gain access to key information from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), a pre-inquest review has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Poppi Worthington’s father faces intimidation every day, coroner told – The Guardian
‘A father who was identified by a high court judge as having probably sexually assaulted his baby daughter shortly before she died may be allowed to give evidence from a secret location after facing daily intimidation, a pre-inquest hearing has heard.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police guilty of misconduct over woman who died in cell – The Guardian
‘Two police officers and two members of police staff were found to have committed misconduct over the way they dealt with a “very vulnerable” woman who was found dead in a police cell.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Public inquiry ordered into police killing of Anthony Grainger – The Guardian
‘A public inquiry has been ordered into the death of a man shot by police. The home secretary, Theresa May, announced that the inquest into the 2012 killing of Anthony Grainger would be converted into a statutory inquiry led by a judge with greater investigative powers.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Inquest criticises care of woman who killed herself in police cell – The Guardian
‘An inquest jury has criticised failings in the care of a woman who killed herself in a police cell, saying that insufficient steps had been taken to protect her welfare.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Calls for review of police use of restraint over lung cancer patient’s death – The Guardian
‘A senior coroner has called for a national review of police use of restraints after an inquest jury found a decision to restrain a 57-year-old man suffering from lung cancer and pneumonia in hospital contributed to his death.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministry of Defence escapes prosecution over deaths on SAS march – The Independent
‘The Ministry of Defence has escaped prosecution over the deaths of three soldiers on an SAS selection course, only thanks to a convention that it is granted immunity, it has been confirmed.’
The Independent, 2nd March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sean Rigg death: case against five police officers referred to CPS – The Guardian
‘Prosecutors are to consider whether they should bring criminal charges against five police officers over the arrest, restraint and detention of Sean Rigg, a musician who died in Metropolitan police custody.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Father of Poppi Worthington given £117,000 legal aid for custody battle over her siblings – Daily Telegraph
‘Paul Worthington awarded £87,318 for counsel payments and £29,450 for solicitors’ fees to fight against the proceedings.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police mindset at Hillsborough was ‘all about public disorder’, inquest hears – The Guardian
‘South Yorkshire police officers requested dog handlers to come to Hillsborough in 1989 when people were trying to escape the lethal crush because police believed it was a pitch invasion, the new inquests into the disaster have heard.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
