The coroner in my home area issued a very sad Preventing Future Deaths report in February 2024 which has just been published on the Chief Coroner’s website.  It relates to the conveyance by ambulance of a young patient who had been detained under section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (admission for assessment) and […]

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Some Preventing Future Death (PFD) reports on the Chief Coroner’s website are a little frustrating because they don’t always give a full explanation of what has gone on and don’t necessarily make full sense we read the circumstances of death and then look at the matters of concern. In case you’ve not looked at them […]

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Last week, the Court of Appeal heard submissions the restricted hospital order sentence for Valdo Calocane, who pleaded guilty in January to three offences of manslaughter (diminished responsibility) and three attempted murders in Nottingham, was unduly lenient. This followed referral from the Attorney General who took the view the sentence was unduly lenient. The referral […]

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