Leytonstone

I first suspected that Muhaydin MIRE, the man arrested for attempted murder at Leytonstone Underground station on Saturday night, had mental health problem when I saw the videos of the seconds leading up to his arrest. I admit to thinking from his demeanour that mental health problems were evident. The second thing that made me […]

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A Little Humility

As with buses coming along in groups of three or four after you’ve waited half an hour, I tend to find issues highlighted to me at the College come in groups. I remember writing a BLOG on Guardianship having had several calls in a few days to an incident involving s7 of the MHA having […]

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The Yorkshire Ripper and Section 50 MHA

Is Peter SUTCLIFFE the most infamous personality in British criminal history? – certainly in recent criminal history; and every time something happens in his ongoing detention, it attracts significant attention. There have, this morning, been headlines in print, audio and visual media concerning a recommendation from the psychiatrist(s) in charge of his ongoing care at […]

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