A joiner who took his own life in jail while awaiting trial for killing his partner received “satisfactory care” from the prison service, a jury has found. Terence Papworth was
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The inquests into the deaths of two care home residents involved in a boating accident have been opened. Alex Wood, 43, and Alison Tilsley, 63 (pictured), died on Roadford Lake,
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A woman who was repeatedly sexually abused has told an inquiry she was beaten with a broom handle after telling the very people who were meant to protect her. Shirley
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A vulnerable patient abused at Muckamore Abbey Hospital went from enjoying vocalising to remaining in his room, looking down and never smiling, an inquiry has heard. A barrister representing patients
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A teenager who accused a man of raping her was told by police there was no chance of a successful prosecution and that a trial would be “very traumatic”, leading
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Northern Ireland’s department of health “will welcome difficult questions” at a public inquiry into the alleged abuse of vulnerable patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, an inquiry has heard. The Muckamore
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Patients will be at the centre of proceedings in an inquiry into allegations of abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, the inquiry chairman has stated. Tom Kark QC, chairman of the
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The great-grandfather of murdered toddler Star Hobson has said she and her mother Frankie Smith were failed by social services. Smith, 20, was jailed last year for her role in
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The chair of Scotland’s inquiry into coronavirus has said it will not “shy away” from making findings where the wrong decisions have been made. Lady Poole will chair the inquiry
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A baby died after his mother was rushed to hospital after she had been turned away from the maternity unit earlier in the day, an inquest has heard. Rachel Higgs
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