‘Police who failed to act on an allegation of rape made by Gaia Pope two years before her tragic death are under investigation in a fresh probe.’
The Independent, 5th July 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A prison where 20 men have taken their lives since 2011 has a “staggering” death rate and is still failing vulnerable inmates, a report has said.’
BBC News, 19th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A jealous woman whose ex-boyfriend ended his life after she threw acid over him has been cleared of murder as photographs emerged of the scorched bed where he was attacked.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A coroner has said there were “no missed opportunities” in the care of a mother who jumped in front of a train with her 10-year-old son.’
BBC News, 17th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The family of a 21-year-old woman who died in an exceptionally busy A&E ward after taking diet pills are launching a legal challenge to overturn a coroner’s conclusion that she intended to kill herself.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A health trust which apologised for its treatment of a suicidal woman has been ordered to take action to protect patients it says are still at risk.’
BBC News, 9th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who physically and mentally abused his girlfriend before she took her own life has been jailed for controlling and coercive behaviour.’
BBC News, 26th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An inquest into the death of a prisoner who took his own life, has found that failings at the facility where he was being held contributed to his death.’
The Independent, 15th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has died in what is believed to have been a suicide at HMP Nottingham less than a month after the prisons watchdog made an unprecedented warning that the lives of inmates were at risk.’
The Independent, 9th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Between 1995 and 2002, four young Army recruits died from gunshot wounds in unexplained circumstances at Deepcut barracks in Surrey.’
BBC News, 25th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An “urgent notification” has been issued by the prisons watchdog for the first time because he warns lives are at risk at HMP Nottingham after inspectors deemed it a “fundamentally unsafe” jail.’
The Independent, 18th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 21-year-old woman was found dead in prison while serving a sentence for arson after setting herself on fire, an inquest jury has heard.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A rape victim who sent a final text about overdosing on diet pills did not receive appropriate care because A&E was overcrowded, an inquest heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Seven years ago today, the House of Lords made a landmark judgment about the state’s duty to protect people at risk of suicide.’
Rights Info, 11th December 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘There is no clear link between prison suicides and overcrowding behind bars, an international study has suggested.’
BBC News, 25th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother who killed herself while suffering from postnatal depression died as a result of a “very serious failure” that allowed her to leave a mental health unit unchaperoned, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The review’s aims included examining the procedures and processes surrounding deaths and serious incidents in police custody, including the lead up to such incidents and the immediate aftermath, through to the conclusion of official investigations. The report makes 110 recommendations.’
Home Office, 30th November 2017
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The body of Dr David Kelly, the government chemical weapons expert who killed himself in 2003 after being outed as the source of a BBC story, has been exhumed, police have confirmed.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A transgender teenager who killed himself “was angry with [his] school” after it refused to grant him permission to officially change his name, an inquest into his death has heard.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
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