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Man died after swallowing conkers at care home, inquest hears

Marcus Hanlin, who had Down’s syndrome and was on regime of pureed meals, choked after being left unsupervised, inquest told

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: disputed medical terms used to explain dozens of deaths after police restraint in UK

Campaigners says ‘excited delirium’ and ‘acute behavioural disturbance’ play into racist stereotypes

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s an excuse to overreach’: families’ anger over UK police restraint deaths blamed on disputed condition

Acute behavioural disturbance and excited delirium have been cited in police watchdog reports and inquests into 44 deaths – but campaigners say it is pseudoscience

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Police lacked knowledge to spot danger signs in Newport death, inquest finds

Mouayed Bashir was showing symptoms of acute behavioural disturbance before he was restrained and had a cardiac arrest

The Guardian - UK

Family of man found dead on Bibby Stockholm turn to crowdfunding to repatriate his body

Leonard Farruku’s family ‘facing a double tragedy with not being able to have his body back home’ in Albania

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Zephaniah laid to rest in private funeral

Wellwishers are asked to plant flowers in Birmingham-born poet’s name or donate to Vegan Society or Inquest

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Benjamin Zephaniah fans asked to plant flowers in poet’s memory as funeral takes place

A family funeral for the poet and author took place on Thursday

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A ‘Hillsborough law’ would ensure the powerful have no place to hide

Letter: Institutional defensiveness remains the default position from state bodies in inquests and inquiries into state-related deaths, writes Deborah Coles of Inquest

The Guardian - UK

Mark Rowley: Charity head condemns Met police chief’s ‘inflammatory’ comments on armed officers

Director of Inquest Deb Coles said it was ‘appalling’ that Sir Mark Rowley had criticised justice campaign groups

Evening Standard

Charity head hits out as police chief’s ‘inflammatory’ comments on armed officers

Director of Inquest Deb Coles said it was ‘appalling’ that Sir Mark Rowley had criticised justice campaign groups.

The Independent UK

Family of headteacher who killed herself after Osfted report forced to crowdfund for inquest

An inquest into Ruth Perry’s death will begin on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Family of Ruth Perry crowdfunds ahead of inquest after legal aid denied

An inquest into Ruth Perry’s death will begin on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Mum whose baby died in prison blasts 'cruel system' as coroner rejects report

An inquest found “clear evidence” of “systemic failings” in the death of Aisha Cleary

Evening Standard

Family of Exeter man who died in police custody in 2012 hope for answers

Inquest begins for Thomas Orchard, who died a week after officers placed a restraint belt around his face

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UK strategy for preventing repeat deaths ’a systemic scandal’

After inquests, coroners can make recommendations to prevent similar deaths from happening. But their suggestions are not being implemented and the system needs urgent reform, say campaigners

The Independent UK

Coroners’ warning loophole branded a ‘systemic scandal’ amid calls for overhaul

The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody had made a host of recommendations to improve the use of Prevention of Future Death reports.

Evening Standard

Inmates ‘at risk of death’ at Wormwood Scrubs, warns senior coroner in suicide inquest

Jack Zarrop, 23, was the 13th and youngest to take his life at the Category B jail since 2018

The Independent UK

Trevor Monerville: Coroner criticises ‘unacceptable’ care of Black epileptic man who died in prison

Exclusive: Healthcare and prison officers ignored ‘multiple warnings’ about prisoner’s condition amid a ‘woeful’ lack of understanding around his seizures, lawyers claim

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The Guardian - UK

Prison inmates ‘at risk of death’ due to healthcare failings, says inquest report

Jury finds failures in police custody and in prison contributed to death of Jack Zarrop, 23, at Wormwood Scrubs in 2021

The Independent UK

Urgent calls for swift action in self-harm related prison deaths

Inquests into self-inflicted deaths in prison have been delayed, Labour MP Andy Slaughter says

The Independent UK

Lessons must be learned from self-harm related prison deaths, ministers warned

Inquests into self-inflicted deaths in prison have been delayed, meaning important lessons have not been learned, Labour MP Andy Slaughter said.

The Guardian - UK

Staff shortages an issue amid ‘deeply worrying’ prison deaths in England

Inquests flag up gaps in the care of prisoners in relation to at least nine deaths in custody since 2021

The Independent UK

Family of man shot by police last year face ‘agonising’ wait for charge decision

Chris Kaba, 24, was fatally shot by a Met Police marksman in south London on September 5, 2022.

The Guardian - UK

Covid and Grenfell families call for oversight of inquiry outcomes

Campaigners say mechanism is needed to ensure public inquiry recommendations are not ignored

Evening Standard

Suicidal patient died after being mistakenly let out of short-staffed NHS hospital

An activist took their own life after being wrongly allowed to leave a dangerously short-staffed NHS hospital while on suicide watch, an inquest has found.

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