A ten-week old baby died of severe head injuries just over a week after being discharged from hospital to go home with her parents. What happened? Lily-Mai Hurrell Saint George was born prematurely on 21 November 2017 and spent the first two months of her life in hospital. She was… You must be a paid …
Category archives: The Justice System
Misadventure: The death of Graham Howe
Crown Prosecution Service decide not to charge anyone over death of 53-year-old man at a pub in Harrow On the evening of 30 May 2019, Graham Howe was enjoying a drink at The Fleadh pub in Preston Road, Harrow. There had been no arguments or trouble on any kind that… You must be a paid …
Fatal Injection: The unreported killing of Gary Fairfax
On 26 September 2017 the emergency services were called to a flat in Oaks Lane, Ilford. Paramedics arrived to find a 59-year-old man, Gary Fairfax, had apparently taken an overdose of heroin. His death was one of 1,164 due to heroin and morphine in England and Wales that year. Like… You must be a paid …
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Joseph Cullimore: The story of a fatal stabbing in east London
A teenager who stabbed a father-of-three to death at a flat in Chingford was jailed for six years.
New Project: Full reporting of a murder trial
The decline of court reporting over the last 25 years has been described as a “threat to justice”. Local newspapers may not have the staff or resources to cover a trial in depth and the national press, TV and radio are naturally interested only in the most important or topical cases. Most court reports in …
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