HM Senior Coroner for Worcestershire has sent a Prevention of Future Death report to the Chief Constable of West Midlands after the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Jason Devoti ; Jason died on 9th October 2018. The Coroner in a ruling dated...
The Government has at long last announced a public inquiry into the human rights abuses at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre. The Home Secretary made the announcement to Parliament yesterday that the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman investigation of Brook House is converted to a statutory...
An inquest jury has returned its conclusion in the case of the third of five men to die at HMP Nottingham in a month from 13 September 2017. Anthony Solomon died on 27 September 2017 from the lethal effects of smoking a psychoactive substance known...
The jury in the inquest into the killing of Cherylee Shennan has unanimously concluded that the authorities’ failure to recall her killer after her family reported domestic violence contributed to her death. Cherylee, aged 40, was subjected to a brutal attack by Paul O’Hara at her...
An inquest jury yesterday delivered a damning conclusion after hearing evidence over 6 days about Andrew’s time in Nottingham prison in August and September 2017. Andrew was found hanging in his cell on the prison’s induction wing of HMP Nottingham on 12 September 2017, and...
The jury in the inquest into the double shooting of Christine and Lucy Lee has unanimously concluded that five different failings by Surrey police contributed to the two women’s deaths. Christine (66) and Lucy (40) were shot by John Lowe on 23 February 2014 at Keepers...
The inquest opens today at Preston Coroner’s Court into the circumstances surrounding the killing of Cherylee Shennan on 17 March 2014. Cherylee died as a result of multiple stab wounds inflicted upon her by her partner Paul O’Hara. O’Hara was on life licence at the time...
HM Senior Coroner Richard Travers will sum up the evidence heard at Woking Coroner’s Court over the last three weeks. He will then ask the jury to retire to consider whether there were failings by Surrey police that contributed to Christine and Lucy’s deaths. Stacy Banner...
The inquest into the death of Marcin Gwozdzinski today concluded finding serious failings which contributed to his death at Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), including missing “significant warning signs” and inadequate risk assessments by untrained staff. Ultimately the jury concluded the main contributing factor to...
Before HM Coroner Emma Brown Birmingham and Solihull Coroners Court 50 Newton St, Birmingham B4 6NE Opens 10 June 2019 Scheduled for five – six days Marcus McGuire was 35 years old when he died on 24 April 2018. He was found unresponsive in his cell at HMP Birmingham and...