UK Manslaughter

Justice for Steven Simpson?

Una Morris | Posted 25.04.2013 | UK Politics
Una Morris

We consider that the courts sometimes fail to recognize disability hate crime, because judges can miss or misunderstand the element of disability-motivated hostility present in the offence.

Derby House Fire Couple Face Sentence

PA | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

A couple who killed their six children in a house fire will today be jailed. Mick and Mairead Philpott started the blaze in their Derby home in the...

Derby House Fire Couple Face Sentence

PA | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

A couple who killed their six children in a house fire will today be jailed. Mick and Mairead Philpott started the blaze in their Derby home in the...

'A Manipulative Abusive Man Who Treated Women As Possessions'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

Mick Philpott was described as a controlling, manipulative, abusive, aggressive and domineering man during a trial which ended in the 55-year-old's co...

'An Evil, Stupid, Shameful Act'

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

A leading police officer who was part of the investigation into the fire branded the diabolical actions of the Philpotts as "stupid" and "shameful". ...

Philpott Children Could Not Have Survived Thick Black Smoke, Says Fire Service

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK

Six youngsters who died in a petrol-fuelled blaze plotted by their father would not have been able to survive the intense heat and thick smoke, the fi...

Derby House Fire: Parents Guilty Of Manslaughter Of Their Six Children

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Sara C Nelson | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead have been found guilty of manslaughter over the house fire in Derby which killed their six children. A third de...

It's Possible My Husband Did It, Says Mother Accused Of Fatal House Fire

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.03.2013 | UK

A mother accused of killing her six children in a house fire has told a court it was "possible" that her husband got out of bed to start the blaze. ...

'I Was Ashamed. I Felt Disgusted'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK

A woman accused of killing her six children in a house fire paid all of her wages and benefits to her husband, a court has heard. Mairead Philpott ...

Derby House Fire Wife Says Mick Philpott Was Her 'Guardian Angel'

PA | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK

A woman accused of killing her six children in a house fire has told a jury her husband was her "guardian angel". Mairead Philpott told Nottingham ...

'You Regarded Her As Your Property, Your Slave'

PA | Posted 14.03.2013 | UK

A man who is alleged to have killed his six children in a house fire was accused today of treating his wife like a slave. Michael Philpott, 56, was...

Philpott Ashamed Of Threesome On Night Of Blaze

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK

A father accused of killing his six children in a house fire had a threesome with his wife and another man the night the blaze started, a court has he...

Derby House Fire Accused Denies Starting Blaze

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK

A man accused of killing his six children in a house fire has told a court he did not start the blaze but that he has his suspicions about who did. ...

'They Have Nothing On Me'

PA | Posted 02.03.2013 | UK

A man accused of killing six of his children in a fatal blaze was heard saying "they have nothing on me" in covert recordings made in a prison van, a ...

Derby House Fire Parents 'Took Part In Blaze Rehearsal'

PA | Posted 28.02.2013 | UK

The parents and a man accused of killing six children in a house fire took part in a "rehearsal" of the fatal blaze weeks before, a court has heard. ...

Derby House Fire Father 'Faked Faint' In Mortuary

PA | Posted 28.02.2013 | UK

A man accused of killing his six children in a house fire faked a faint during a visit to see their bodies at a mortuary, a court has heard. Marie ...

Couple Jailed Over Methadone Death Of Toddler

Posted 19.02.2013 | UK

A couple whose two-year-old son died after drinking his mother's methadone have been jailed for his manslaughter. Heroin addict Sally Dent and her ...

'Depressed' Man Jailed For Killing Wife With Garden Gnome

PA | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

A former RAF sergeant who bludgeoned his wife to death with a garden gnome before stabbing her repeatedly was today jailed for four years. Frederic...

French Psychiatrists Convicted of Manslaughter Because Her Patient Killed: Is This Fair?

Dr. Sohom Das | Posted 25.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Dr. Sohom Das

I've been reading various blogs surrounding this issue with interest. As far as I understand, the doctor had sectioned this man several times in the past against his will. However on this occasion, he had apparently escaped during a consultation.

Woman Accused Of Smothering Boyfriend To Death With Her Breasts

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 16.01.2013 | UK

A 50-year-old woman is accused of smothering her boyfriend to death with her breasts. Donna Lange lay on the man's face during a drunken fight, a ...

Five-Stone TV Dropped On 4-Month Old Baby Boy

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.12.2012 | UK

A woman has been cleared of killing her four-month-old son who died from "catastrophic injuries" when a television weighing five stone dropped on his ...

Toddler 'Died From Heroin Overdose'

PA | Posted 13.12.2012 | UK

A man and a woman have been charged with manslaughter and causing or allowing the death of a child in connection with the drug death of a toddler earl...

Man Admits Killing Toddler In Oldham Gas Blast

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.11.2012 | UK

A man has admitted killing a two-year-old boy after he cut the gas pipes in his house causing a massive explosion. Andrew Partington, 27, an unempl...

Savita Halappanavar's Death - A Human Rights Issue

Barbara Hewson | Posted 16.01.2013 | UK Politics
Barbara Hewson

The problem which Ireland now faces is that Ms Halappanavar's Convention rights under Articles 3 and 8 appear to have been breached, as well as her right to life. She was in a position of great vulnerability, yet she seems to have been treated deplorably.

Rail Guard Jailed For Five Years Over Death Of Teenager

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.11.2012 | UK

A rail guard has been jailed for five years after causing the death of a teenager by signalling a train to move as she was leaning against the carriag...