Alexander Lewis-Ranwell (ALR) killed three elderly men in Exeter in February 2019. He was arrested the following day for another assault, thankfully non-fatal, and subsequently linked to the killings. Following that assault the day after, he was “sectioned” under the Mental Health Act 1983 and once the link was made, he was arrested from the […]

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In November 2024, a jury in a Bedfordshire inquest concluded that Andrew McCleary was unlawfully killed during restraint by police officers and paramedics in Luton Bedfordshire Police, unhappy with the conclusion, sought permission from the High Court for judicial review and in November 2025, that application was rejected and the Bedfordshire Senior Coroner, Emma Whiting, […]

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The UK Government has this week published a White Paper on Police Reform, “From local to national: a new model for policing.” Cards on the table: I’ve thought for years that we don’t need more restructuring and reform, we need a full Royal Commission on Policing and this White Paper gives us more reasons to […]

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