‘An inquest into the death of a six-year-old girl has concluded an NHS hospital trust made a number of failures in her care before she died.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A coroner has issued a warning after an inquest heard how a woman was fatally strangled by her boyfriend during sex.’
BBC News, 15th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Why a man died hours after being released from police custody remains unknown after the jury in his inquest delivered an open conclusion.
Mohamud Hassan, 24, died in a flat on Newport Road, Cardiff in January 2021. He had been arrested the previous night on suspicion of an alleged breach of the peace. But an inquest held in Pontypridd heard no medical cause of death could be established, and no “acts or omissions” by police contributed to it.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘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 coroner has ruled the deaths of three people in the Reading terror attack were ”probably avoidable” as he delivered his conclusion following an inquest at the Old Bailey on Friday.’
The Independent, 27th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An inquest jury has found there were “gross failings in care amounting to neglect” before a woman had a heart attack at a private mental health hospital due to complications from drinking excessive amounts of water.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A string of serious failings in the care provided for a man with schizophrenia who killed his father an hour after absconding from a psychiatric ward contributed to the death, a coroner has ruled.’
Th Guardian, 16th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has rejected a judicial review challenge to an assistant coroner’s decision not to hold an Article 2 inquest examining whether two public bodies had any responsibility for a woman’s death.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th April 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A husband who cut his wife’s body into 224 pieces before paying a friend £50 to help him dump her remains in a river has been jailed for life.’
The Independent, 8th April 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A baby boy who died a day after being born would have lived had he received adequate hospital care, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 4th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Acute behavioural disturbance and excited delirium have been cited in police watchdog reports and inquests into 44 deaths – but campaigners say it is pseudoscience.’
The Guardian, 17th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A baby boy who lived just 14 hours died after “total and complete failures” in his care, an inquest has found.’
BBC News, 12th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A coroner has criticised the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after a woman died from an overdose in the wake of a six-month official investigation that left her with soaring universal credit debts.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A coroner has found “numerous failings” led to a man being able to beat his wife to death after his release from a secure psychiatric unit.’
BBC News, 27th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 16-year-old scout was unlawfully killed when he fell to his death during a trip to a rugged beauty spot in north Wales, a jury has concluded.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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.’
JUSTICE, 21st February 2024
Source: justice.org.uk
‘An in-depth, independent review into the death of a two-year-old boy and his dad will be held by the Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership.’
BBC News, 20th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 13-year-old boy died after being deliberately pushed into a river in a “dangerous prank”, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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