#police-investigations

#police-investigations

An alleyway between Hillside and Pembroke Road (Image: Berk Uyal, Newsquest) London Ambulance Service has released a statement following the death of a man in a shooting in Erith last night (February 9).On February 9, at around 8:48pm police and ambulance crews were called to Pembroke Road after reports of gunshots in the area.

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.

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.

The devastated family of a man who died after he came into contact with police and had been restrained for nearly four hours said nobody gave a monkey's about him in his final hours.Joseph Sneddon, 37, died at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy on Friday April 8 2022, two days after he was admitted, suffering from a mental health crisis, according to the family's lawyer, Aamer Anwar.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.