Damning indictment of police actions surrounding death of Azelle Rodney – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 10th, 2013 in complaints, human rights, inquiries, news, police, unlawful killing by sally

“On 5th July 2013, the report of the inquiry into the death of Azelle Rodney was published. Mr Rodney was a 24-year-old man who was shot dead by a Metropolitan Police officer on 30th April 2005. Mr Rodney was the rear seat passenger in a vehicle driven by an acquaintance of his and was unarmed.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 10th July 2013

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G4S faces damages claim over killing of Jimmy Mubenga – The Guardian

“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.”

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The Guardian, 9th July 2013

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Jimmy Mubenga was unlawfully killed, inquest jury finds – The Guardian

“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.”

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The Guardian, 9th July 2013

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Azelle Rodney death: ‘No justification’ for police shooting – BBC News

Posted July 5th, 2013 in inquiries, news, police, reports, unlawful killing by sally

“Police had no lawful justification for shooting dead a 24-year-old man in north London eight years ago, an inquiry has found.”

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BBC news, 5th July 2013

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Man jailed for smothering mother – The Guardian

“A man who smothered and strangled his mother has been jailed for 13 years, police said today.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2013

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Al-Swaiedi inquiry: Teenager was tortured and hanged, claims his uncle – The Independent

Posted April 18th, 2013 in armed forces, inquiries, Iraq, news, torture, unlawful killing, young persons by sally

“A teenager who it is claimed was unlawfully killed by British troops in Iraq had been tortured and hanged, his uncle has claimed.”

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The Independent, 18th April 2013

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Teenager killed on Greek island by single punch was ‘unlawfully killed’ – The Guardian

Posted April 5th, 2013 in inquests, news, unlawful killing by sally

“A teenager who was killed on holiday after falling from a stage following a single punch was unlawfully killed, a coroner ruled.”

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The Guardian, 4th April 2013

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British soldier Michael Maguire was unlawfully killed, inquest rules – The Guardian

Posted March 13th, 2013 in armed forces, firearms, health & safety, inquests, news, unlawful killing by sally

“A soldier was unlawfully killed when he was hit in the head by a machine-gun bullet as he rested in a supposedly safe area next to a firing range, an inquest jury has ruled.”

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The Guardian, 13th March 2013

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Al-Sweady inquiry opens in UK into deaths of Iraqis – BBC News

Posted March 4th, 2013 in armed forces, inquiries, Iraq, news, torture, unlawful killing by sally

“A public inquiry will open later in London into allegations that up to 20 Iraqis were murdered after a gun battle with British troops in 2004.”

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BBC News, 4th March 2013

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Police consider bringing criminal charges against Stafford hospital staff – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2013 in doctors, duty of care, hospitals, negligence, news, police, reports, unlawful killing by sally

“Police and prosecutors are studying a damning report into ‘appalling’ failures of care at an NHS hospital where hundreds of patients needlessly died, to examine whether any criminal charges need to be brought against those involved.”

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The Guardian, 15th February 2013

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Denham ‘crash for cash’ men jailed for Baljinder Gill death – BBC News

“Three men who deliberately caused a car crash that led to another collision in which a woman died have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 15th February 2013

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Chimney sweep Philip Jones fined £5,000 over Derwyn Rees’s death – BBC News

Posted February 12th, 2013 in fines, health & safety, news, unlawful killing by sally

“A sweep who did not remove a bird’s nest blocking a chimney flue has been fined £5,000 over the death of an ex-miner from carbon monoxide poisoning.”

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BBC News, 11th February 2013

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Essex Police sued over Lee Balkwell cement mixer death – BBC News

“Essex Police is to be sued over its investigation into the death of a man found
with multiple injuries in a cement mixer.”

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BBC News, 4th February 2013

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May Lewis Cardiff lift death: Unlawful killing verdict – BBC News

“An inquest jury has returned a verdict of unlawful killing on a 96-year-old woman in a wheelchair who died in a lift shaft fall.”

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BBC News, 1st February 2013

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Iraqis seek public inquiry at the High Court over UK troops’ ‘acts of brutality’ – The Independent

Posted January 30th, 2013 in armed forces, human rights, inquiries, Iraq, news, torture, unlawful killing by sally

“Allegations that British troops in Iraq were guilty of killing civilians and ‘terrifying acts of brutality’ were made at the High Court today [29 January].”

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The Independent, 29th January 2013

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Man killed noisy neighbour with fish filleting knife – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2012 in homicide, news, noise, offensive weapons, sentencing, unlawful killing by sally

“A man has been jailed for 10 years for stabbing his neighbour to death following a series of disputes over noise in St Helens.”

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BBC News, 15th October 2012

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Regina (Wilkinson) v HM Coroner for the Greater Manchester South District – WLR Daily

Posted October 15th, 2012 in careless driving, coroners, inquests, law reports, news, unlawful killing by sally

Regina (Wilkinson) v HM Coroner for the Greater Manchester South District: [2012] EWHC 2755 (Admin);   [2012] WLR (D)  273

“Causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving contrary to section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988 should not be treated as ‘unlawful killing’ for the purposes of the conclusion of an inquest whatever conclusion might be reached in other contexts.”

WLR Daily, 11th October 2012

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Vet who killed driver wins landmark case to get unlawful killing verdict overturned – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 12th, 2012 in inquests, news, road traffic, unlawful killing by sally

“A trainee vet whose car fatally struck a tow truck driver by the side of a motorway has triumphed in a ground-breaking legal fight to overturn an inquest verdict that he was ‘unlawfully killed’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 11th October 2012

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Tomlinson death case officer faces Met disciplinary hearing – The Guardian

“The police officer cleared of killing Ian Tomlinson on the fringes of the G20 protests in London will this week face further scrutiny into his conduct through an internal Metropolitan police disciplinary hearing which, unusually, will be held in public. It will be only the second time such an internal police hearing will take place in the open since a 2008 law gave the Independent Police Complaints Commission powers to compel this in instances with particular public interest.”

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The Guardian, 16th September 2012

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Inquest hears lessons learnt about IEDs after deaths in Helmand – The Independent

Posted July 25th, 2012 in armed forces, explosives, inquests, news, unlawful killing by sally

” Two Royal Marines who died in Afghanistan last May were unlawfully killed by an improvised explosive device (IED), an inquest has ruled.”

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The Independent, 25th July 2012

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