Man admits manslaughter of care home nurse unwittingly caught up in drugs dispute
A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a woman who was splashed with acid from head to toe as she was unwittingly caught up in a drugs
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Northern Ireland Justice Department to review handling of sexual offences
Northern Ireland’s Justice Department is expected to launch a review of how serious sexual offences are addressed. Ireland and Ulster rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding were cleared of
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Father blames medication and ‘arrogant doctors’ for death of his autistic son
The father of an autistic teenager who died after being prescribed antipsychotic medication has blamed the drug for his death and said his son would still be alive if “arrogant”
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Brothers lose court case for father to ‘pass away at home’ while fed through tube
Four brothers who wanted their sick elderly father to be allowed to leave hospital and “naturally pass away” at home after complaining about the way he was being cared for
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Autistic teenager’s condition led to death caused by antipsychotic drugs, inquest hears
Antipsychotic drugs caused a teenager to develop the rare condition which led to his death, an inquest has heard. Thomas Oliver McGowan, known as Oliver, who was mildly autistic and
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Cover-up not ruled out after disabled men were severely injured at care home
An official report has been unable to rule out a cover-up in the case of two disabled men who were severely injured at a care home which is now the
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Judges say man accused of sexually abusing daughter is owed apology
Court of Appeal judges say a man who was earlier found to have “sexually interfered” with his teenage daughter is owed an apology. They say “findings of fact” by a
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Former priest jailed for sexually abusing boys in North Ayrshire
A former priest who sexually abused three boys and a student priest has been jailed for nine years. Francis Paul Moore, 82, sexually assaulted one young boy at a primary
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Three-month-old baby who died ‘shaken and immersed in water by parents’
A three-month-old baby boy may have been shaken and immersed in water by his parents – causing fatal injuries, a court has heard. Ah’Kiell Walker was cold and soaking wet
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Inquest finds six-year-old Ellie Butler unlawfully killed but agencies not to blame
The action or inaction of agencies involved in the case of murdered six-year-old Ellie Butler cannot be said to have “possibly or probably” contributed to her death, a coroner has
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