#police-investigations

#police-investigations

A mother has said she is considering legal action against Police Scotland after her 11-year-old son was left traumatised when he was tasered while holding a knife.The incident took place at the Haven Craig Tara Holiday Park in Ayr in March.Video of the incident circulating online shows a stand-off between officers and the boy, whose mother says has global developmental delay meaning it took longer for him to reach certain developmental milestones.

A 62-year-old man has died after being hit by a police car on Boxing Day in Scotland.The accident happened at about 10.15pm on Monday at Almond Link Road, Livingston, West Lothian.The male pedestrian was taken by ambulance to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh but was pronounced dead a short time later.

A reward of £20,000 is being offered for any leads following a car chase and shooting in south London that left two men dead, one a Deliveroo moped rider on his last delivery job of the day.An inquest has already heard that Lemar Urquhart, 27, was shot eight times amid the gang violence in Railton Road, Brixton, on 30 October.

A judge-led inquiry should examine the Crown Office's role in the granting of a warrant to search Nicola Sturgeon's house and SNP HQ, Alba MP Kenny MacAskill has said.It comes after the Scottish Sun reported that police requested the search warrant on March 20, but it was only green-lit and sent to a sheriff a fortnight later.

The family of murdered teacher Marelle Sturrock have paid tribute to her, calling her the happiest person you could ever meet.The body of Ms Sturrock, 35, was found at a property on Jura Street in the Craigton area of Glasgow at about 8.40am on Tuesday April 25.Police Scotland launched a murder investigation including searches of Mugdock Country Park following the death of Ms Sturrock, who was 29 weeks pregnant.

A body found by police investigating the murder of a pregnant teacher has been formally identified as that of her partner, who detectives were seeking in connection with her death.Police launched a murder investigation after the body of Marelle Sturrock, 35, was found at her home in Jura Street, Glasgow, on Tuesday morning.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A former high-ranking detective has told an inquiry that telling police officers the results of Sheku Bayoh's post-mortem before they gave statements could influence their version of events.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A former high ranking detective has criticised police evidence-gathering on the day Sheku Bayoh died.Retired detective chief inspector Keith Hardie, 60, told the inquiry into Mr Bayoh's death that he was called to assist the investigation into the incident.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A senior investigating officer told police who arrested Sheku Bayoh not to discuss his death with each other but to relax and watch TV, he told an inquiry.

A man walks through the snow covered Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on January 23, 2023.Gene J. Puskar (AP) New York - 04 May 2023 - 20:13 UTC U.S. deaths fell last year, and Covid-19 dropped to the nation's No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

NEW YORK U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation's No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.COVID-19 deaths trailed those caused by heart disease, cancer and injuries such as drug overdoses, motor vehicle fatalities, and shootings.In 2020 and 2021, only heart disease and cancer were ahead of the coronavirus.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Solicitors are preparing to take the Government to court in a row over fees.The Law Society of England and Wales threatened legal action last month as it called on the Justice Secretary to rethink the rates criminal defence solicitors receive for legal aid work, or face a judicial review.

Solicitors have threatened the Government with legal action in a row over fees.The Law Society of England and Wales said it has called on the Justice Secretary to rethink the rates criminal defence solicitors receive for legal aid work, or face a judicial review.A pre-action legal letter sent to the Government is challenging its decision as unlawful and irrational, the body which represents solicitors said on Wednesday.

Solicitors have accused Dominic Raab of imposing a real-terms pay cut for legal aid work, warning this will lead to chaos in the justice system.The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it was giving solicitors the biggest boost to their pay in decades, amounting to an overall 11% rise in legal aid fees at a cost of 85 million.

Much like Israel's political morass, which is largely a byproduct of Benjamin Netanyahu's legal troubles, the corruption trial of the former prime minister  and leading contender in the election on Tuesday  has no clear end in sight.The Israeli electorate remains divided between Mr. Netanyahu's supporters, who believe that he has been framed by a liberal deep state, and his diverse array of opponents, who consider him unfit to return to the office from which he was ousted 16 months ago.

Emojis are in every corner of the internet.Everyone I know uses emojis, all the way from my grandparents to my friend's 5 year old brother.Personally, I use emojis daily.I'll throw a couple of them in while I'm talking to friends or trying to add some pizazz to social media comments.I'd bet it's safe to say that you use them as well - or at least know people who do.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has revealed the city of Chicago's plan to block live transmissions of Chicago Police Department and Fire Department scanners - restricting access to transmissions that have always been available to the public and to the news media.We are a coalition of Chicago-area news organizations concerned with this planned encryption and are sharing our concerns to raise awareness about how the city's plan will affect our ability to provide timely, accurate and potentially lifesaving news to you.