Kent robbery suspect ‘lawfully killed’ – BBC News
“An alleged armed robber who was shot dead by a police marksman was lawfully killed, an inquest jury has found.”
BBC News, 25th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: unlawful killing
Blast soldier unlawfully killed – BBC News
“A Devon Territorial Army soldier who died when his vehicle hit a landmine in Afghanistan was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled.”
BBC News, 8th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ruling quashed on balcony death father – The Independent
“An inquest ruling that a man unlawfully killed his six-year-old son by throwing him off a hotel balcony when a holiday trip to Crete to salvage his marriage went disastrously wrong was quashed by the High Court today.”
The Independent, 7th May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Father unlawfully killed his son – BBC News
“A father unlawfully killed his son, set fire to their home and then stabbed himself to death, a coroner has ruled.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gassed children unlawfully killed – BBC News
“A father killed himself and his two young children after splitting from their mother, an inquest has heard.”
BBC News, 20th February 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Balcony death father will appeal – BBC News
“A man who threw his two children off a hotel balcony, killing his son, has won permission to challenge an inquest verdict of unlawful killing.”
BBC News, 4th November 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No charges over reporter’s death – BBC News
“There is insufficient evidence to prosecute any US soldier over the death of ITN journalist Terry Lloyd in Iraq, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.”
BBC News, 28th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Soldiers ‘did not have right kit’ – BBC News
“Two British soldiers were wearing incorrect body armour when they were killed in Afghanistan last year, an inquest has heard.”
BBC News, 18th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New review of fancy dress killing – BBC News
“A financial adviser dressed as a Ghostbuster who was seen being punched during a fight outside a pub was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled.”
BBC News, 28th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unlawful killing verdict on Liam Hogan, who was pushed from balcony by his father – The Times
“A holidaymaker who pushed his two children from a fourth-floor balcony during a row with his wife may be prosecuted in England after his release from a Greek psychiatric hospital.”
The Times, 28th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Unlawfully killed: the mother given fatal epidural dose minutes after birth – The Guardian
“The case of a new mother who was mistakenly given a fatal dose of a strong epidural anaesthetic will be re-examined by the Crown Prosecution Service after an inquest jury ruled yesterday that she was unlawfully killed.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Muslim teenager unlawfully killed – The Guardian
“The Muslim teenager Shafilea Ahmed, whose body was found on the banks of a river, was unlawfully killed, a coroner ruled today.”
The Guardian, 11th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Brecknell v United Kingdom – Times Law Reports
European Court of Human Rights
“Where there existed a plausible or credible allegation, piece of evidence or item of information relevant to the identification and prosecution of a perpetrator of an unlawful killing, state authorities were under an obligation to take further investigative measures.”
The Times, 7th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Ellie’s death ‘unlawful killing’ – BBC News
“A coroner has ruled the death of a five-year-old Ellie Lawrenson in St Helens was unlawful killing.”
BBC News, 21st November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Muslim soldier’s death ‘unlawful’ – BBC News
“A verdict of unlawful killing has been recorded on the first British Muslim soldier to be killed during the conflict in Afghanistan.”
BBC News, 11th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
