“An inquest into the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha following a prank phone call last year by two Australian radio hosts has been postponed for a second time.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An independent inquiry into the deaths of dozens of elderly patients given ‘life-shortening’ powerful painkillers at a Hampshire hospital will be announced by ministers within weeks.”
The Independent, 8th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Coroner rules that wound was caused by cellulitis infection, not hot drink, and that there was no evidence 73-year-old would have survived if different action was taken.”
The Independent, 29th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Mid Staffs NHS foundation trust, castigated for providing appalling care for years to patients, is to be prosecuted over a diabetic patient who died after falling into a diabetic coma – an unprecedented change in criminal accountability in the health service.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A coroner has ruled the inquests into the deaths of four firefighters in a warehouse fire in 2007 will not be reopened.”
BBC News, 16th August 2013
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“No charges will be brought over the death of a man attacked in Sheffield unless ‘new and compelling evidence’ emerges, prosecutors have said.”
BBC News, 8th August 2013
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“The Metropolitan police have issued an apology to the family of Ian Tomlinson and admitted for the first time that he was unlawfully killed by one of their officers who used ‘excessive force’ during the G20 protests in London in 2009.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A coroner who oversaw the inquest into the death of the Angolan deportee Jimmy Mubenga has issued a highly critical report that raises a series of concerns about the way the government and private contractors deport people from the UK.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A coroner has blamed a lecturer and his wife for the ‘tragic and preventable death’ of a 15-year-old girl who took an ecstasy overdose at their home during an unsupervised party.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The company in charge of a factory where two engineers were killed when
they were dragged into a conveyor belt could face criminal charges after
an inquest found that procedures were not followed.”
The Guardian, 24th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Most inquests in England and Wales will be completed within six months
under a new code of standards for coroners which has come into effect.”
BBC News, 25th July 2013
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“A coroner has suggested that the Ministry of Defence could face legal action over two soldiers who died while undergoing the gruelling SAS selection process.”
The Independent, 25th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“UK-Russian relations were a ‘factor’ in the government’s decision not to hold a public inquiry into the death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.”
BBC News, 19th July 2013
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“The family of a man who died days after being restrained by police have asked judges to review the police watchdog’s report on his death.”
BBC News, 19th July 2013
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“David Wood, the head of the Home Office’s immigration enforcement, has given a qualified apology to the family of Jimmy Mubenga, the Angolan asylum seeker who an inquest jury last week ruled was unlawfully killed by three G4S escort guards.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Accident that led to deaths of three people caused by ‘catastrophic failure’ in a 20-year-old tyre, coroner rules.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The family of an Angolan man who died after being restrained by three G4S guards has launched civil proceedings against the security services multinational after an inquest jury found that he had been unlawfully killed on a plane intended to deport him.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An Angolan man who died after being restrained by three G4S guards as he was being deported from the UK was unlawfully killed, a jury has found.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A public inquiry has been demanded into the use of anti-psychotic drugs after an investigation revealed that side-effects from such medication probably played a part in the deaths, in quick succession, of four men on one hospital ward.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Coroners in England and Wales will have to meet a new code of standards to make inquests more efficient.”
BBC News, 4th July 2013
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