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The agencies involved in supporting a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death should have been aware of the risks posed by the people he was living with, according to an independent report. The author of the serious case […]
Two people involved in the brutal murder of a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death have had their sentences increased by the court of appeal. Julie Mills and Nicole Lawrence were originally sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court last […]
A judge has failed to treat the murder of a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death by his killer as a disability hate crime, raising fresh concerns about flawed legislation that is supposed to ensure higher sentences for […]
The criminal justice system’s continuing failings on disability hate crime have been highlighted by the sentencing of a brutal murderer, just 24 hours after the publication of a highly-critical new report by three watchdogs. Clare Humble, 50, from Bedlington, near Newcastle, […]