Stepping Hill Hospital poisoning deaths: Ten inquests held – BBC News
‘Inquests are being held into ten deaths at Stepping Hill Hospital following the jailing of killer nurse Victorino Chua.’
BBC News, 17th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: poisoning
Teenager walks free from court after trying to order lethal toxin over internet – The Guardian
‘A “troubled” 16-year-old boy from Greater Manchester who ordered a deadly toxin from the dark web has walked free from court after claiming he tried to buy the poison to kill himself.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Alcohol consumed in pregnancy may be deemed to be poisoning – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘The Court of Appeal heard a landmark test case this week brought on behalf of a child born with foetal alcohol syndrome against the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th November 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Worst’ bird of prey poisoner Allen Lambert given suspended sentence – BBC News
‘A gamekeeper convicted of “the worst case of bird of prey poisoning” recorded in England has been given a 10-week suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 6th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother cleared of poisoning teenager daughter with hormones supplied by Belgian doctor says case should be landmark for parents’ rights – The Independent
‘A mother cleared of poisoning her daughter after taking desperate measures to treat a chronic condition has said that the case should be used as a landmark for other parents finding care for their children outside the NHS.’
The Independent, 30th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mother Mary Kidson ‘plied daughter with unnecessary medication’ – The Independent
‘A mother poisoned her daughter by plying her with a cocktail of drugs obtained by touring the clinics of multiple doctors until she was prescribed the medication she had decided the teenager needed, a court heard today.’
The Independent, 13th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman cleared of trying to kill her mother in Breaking Bad-style plot – The Guardian
‘A woman has been cleared of attempting to kill her mother by poisoning her diet coke in a plot said to have been inspired by the cult American TV show Breaking Bad.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gamekeeper found guilty of poisoning 10 buzzards and a sparrowhawk – The Guardian
‘A gamekeeper found with a bag of nine dead buzzards on a pheasant-shooting estate has been found guilty of intentionally killing a protected species in what is England’s worst recorded case of poisoning birds of prey.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Cannibal’ nurse jailed for nine years – The Guardian
‘An NHS nurse who was convicted of sexual grooming after plotting to behead and eat a girl has been jailed for nine years.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Cannibal’ nurse guilty of grooming underage girl – The Guardian
‘A nurse with a cannibalism fetish has been found guilty of trying to meet a 14-year-old girl after sexually grooming her online and promising to behead and eat her.
The Guardian, 21st July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of appeal to decide whether heavy drinking while pregnant is a crime – The Guardian
‘A pioneering compensation claim on behalf of a child who was severely damaged by her mother’s heavy drinking during pregnancy is to go before the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
High Court quashes government’s refusal to proceed with Litvinenko inquiry – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This was an application by the widow of Alexander Litvinenko for judicial review of the refusal by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to order the setting up of a statutory inquiry into his death in London in November 2006. The Secretary of State had been asked to set up such an inquiry by Sir Robert Owen, the judge appointed to conduct the inquest into Mr Litvinenko’s death as Assistant Coroner.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th February 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Litvinenko widow wins inquiry ruling against ministers – BBC News
‘The widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko who was killed in London has moved a step closer to a public inquiry into her husband’s death.’
BBC News, 11th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Litvinenko, courts and secrecy – BBC News
‘The government has successfully won a court order blocking the release of secret information in relation to the death of the former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko. Alexander Litvinenko fell ill after a meeting with former KGB contacts in London in 2006. It is the latest legal twist in what is becoming an ever-more complicated legal fight between his widow, the proposed coroner and ministers over what should or should not be made public about the nature of his death.’
BBC News, 27th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lee Webster jailed for Jason Wood pills-in-beer ‘prank’ killing – BBC News
“A man convicted of killing his friend by putting 27 anti-depressant tablets into his drink has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 11th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lee Webster guilty of pills-in-beer ‘prank’ killing – BBC News
“A man has been found guilty of killing his friend by putting 27 anti-depressant tablets into his drink.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
