Vulnerable man brought to work in UK ‘denied access to wages and clean clothes’
A vulnerable man brought to the UK was forced to work and hand over his wages, stripped of his passport and bank cards and denied showers and clean clothes, a
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Sarah Everard killer Wayne Couzens fails in challenge to reduce whole-life sentence
Wayne Couzens is still set to die in prison after losing his bid to reduce his sentence at the Court of Appeal. In May, senior judges heard challenges or appeals
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New women’s ‘custody in the community’ unit set to open in Dundee
A new women’s community custody unit, the first in the UK, is set to open in Dundee. The 16-space Bella Centre unit will focus on “custody in the community” and
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Mother says council should take some responsibility after son was killed by woman trying to adopt him
A mother whose baby was murdered by the woman who was trying to adopt him has said council authorities should take some responsibility for his death. Laura Corkill told the
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Man jailed for manslaughter of grandfather as first televised sentencing makes legal history
A judge has jailed a young man for the manslaughter of his grandfather in the first televised sentencing to take place at the Old Bailey. Judge Sarah Munro QC made
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Teenager to face trial over murder of ‘kind and intelligent’ man at mental health hospital
A teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of a “kind and intelligent” 63-year-old man at a mental health hospital. Owen Herbert attended a hearing at Winchester Crown
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Archie Battersbee’s mother vows to keep fighting despite Court of Appeal ruling
The mother of a 12-year-old boy left in a comatose state after suffering “catastrophic” brain damage three months ago has said she will keep fighting even though Court of Appeal
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Mother spared jail over death 10-week-old daughter hours after hospital warned of neglect risk
A depressed mother has been spared jail for killing her 10-week-old daughter six days after the girl was discharged into her parents’ care against the advice of healthcare professionals. Lily-Mai
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Four-year-old boy said ‘please don’t kill me’ as mother drowned him, court told
A four-year-old boy said “mummy, please don’t kill me” as his mentally ill mother drowned him, a court has heard. Oluwakemi Badare, 37, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was given a
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Doctors can stop providing life-support treatment to 12-year-old in comatose state
Doctors can lawfully stop providing life-support treatment to a 12-year-old boy left in a comatose state after suffering “catastrophic” brain damage three months ago, appeal judges have ruled. Three judges
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