The family of a man shot dead on the streets of Hull today called on the officer who fired the fatal shots – and the Chief Constable – to ‘finally admit what happened was wrong’ after the High Court ruled that an inquest jury’s verdict of ‘unlawful killing’ would stand. Lewis Skelton, 31, was shot […]
Hudgell Solicitors has today received the High Court judgment following a Judicial Review into the outcome of a Jury Inquest, which concluded in October 2021, in relation to the fatal shooting of Hull man Lewis Skelton by a Humberside Police officer in November 2016. The Inquest Jury unanimously concluded that it was more likely than […]
The firearms officer who fired the lethal shots which killed 31-year-old Lewis Skelton, of Hull, in November 2016, has been granted permission for a Judicial Review of an inquest held last year, at which a Jury concluded that Mr Skelton had been unlawfully killed. The challenge will be heard by the Divisional Court in Leeds […]
Humberside Police has settled legal cases with the loved ones of a woman who died of hypothermia in a Hull cemetery after PCSOs searched for less than 10 minutes and didn’t even step foot outside of their car to look for her. The force was called to provide assistance to 56-year-old Jacqueline Parsons by a […]
Waking up in strange surroundings in the early hours of the morning undressed on a sofa, unable to remember the events of the previous night out and with a fear she had been drugged and raped, a mother-of-three turned to Greater Manchester Police (GMP) for help. She was distraught and in need of support and […]
Greater Manchester Police have agreed to pay compensation to a homeless woman who woke up in her tent at night to find a stranger touching her while he carried out a sexual act on himself. Despite reporting the incident to police, the case was closed shortly afterwards without officers having taken a formal statement from […]
A family were put through the “terrifying” ordeal of an unlawful police raid at their home in London when they were wrongfully handcuffed and had tasers pointed at them. The family said the experience “was like a living nightmare” as they were made to stand barefoot in the middle of the street in their pyjamas […]
A woman has been awarded damages by the London Metropolitan Police for failing to fully investigate allegations she made 18 years ago that she had been sexually abused as a child. The force accepted there had been ‘clear neglect in duty’ by both a Detective Constable and an Active Detective Sergeant, as they failed to […]
A Sussex Police officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct at a disciplinary panel today over his failure to properly investigate Shana Grice’s complaints that she was being stalked by the man who would later murder her. PC Mills, who has now resigned, was accused of failing to adequately investigate a complaint made by […]
The inquest into the death of a man who died after being shot by police officers is being delayed as clarity is awaited over laws relating to a possible change in the standard of proof required for juries to reach certain findings. Lewis Skelton, 31, of Hull, died in November 2016 after ‘two live rounds’ […]
The changes made by Sussex Police in response to the murder of 19-year-old Shana Grice is too little, too late, say her family. The family are responding to the Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) report this week about the changes made by Sussex Police in the wake of the 19-year-old’s death. Shana was killed […]
Lessons must be learned from the case of Newham Council and its breach of Data Protection laws when sharing a police intelligence list with other agencies. The council shared details of 203 individuals on the list – which ended up finding their way onto the social media site Snapchat – without protecting key personal details. […]