The suspect accused of killing a 51-year-old street magician was cleared of manslaughter after the prosecution offered no evidence at court. A coroner later concluded it was not possible to say how he died
Category archives: Court Reports
Chokehold: The tragic death of Melvin Trotman
A 37-year-old property developer died after being restrained during a fight in Chadwell Heath, east London. The inquest revealed why nobody was prosecuted and why the case was not treated as a homicide.
‘I can’t breathe’: The death of Ian Taylor
What began as an investigation into a suspected murder revealed an asthmatic 54-year-old black British man was failed by police officers who described his complaints of breathing problems as ‘a load of nonsense’
‘Ruthless and planned’: The unsolved murder of Syed Mehdi
Detectives believe the 23-year-old doorman was shot dead in retaliation for an earlier dispute at a bar in east London – but have been unable to charge any suspects
Innocent victim of a ‘Postcode War’? The unsolved murder of Joshua Bwalya
The murder of a 17-year-old student in east London bore the hallmarks of a gang attack, an inquest heard