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Detectives begin search for human remains as part of child death inquiry

Police investigating the death of a child have begun searching a garden after receiving information about the possible burial of human remains. West Midlands Police said the search operation at a property in Clarence Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, ...

13 Dec 2022 at 16:46

Woman in court charged with murdering two boys aged two and five

Woman in court charged with murdering two boys aged 2 and 5

A woman has appeared in court charged with the murders of two young boys who were found dead at a home in east London. Kara Alexander, 44, of Cornwallis Road, Dagenham, appeared at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday accused of killing the ...

20 Dec 2022 at 15:38

Woman charged with murder of two boys, aged 2 and 5

A 44-year-old woman has been charged with the murders of two young boys who were found dead at a home in east London. Kara Alexander, of Cornwallis Road, Dagenham, will appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday accused of killing the ...

20 Dec 2022 at 09:27

Lucy Letby concerns ‘very much a matter for his officers’, detective said

A detective knew it was “very much a matter for his officers” when he learned that one member of staff was on shift for a series of baby collapses at the Countess of Chester Hospital, an inquiry has heard. Consultants told hospital executives ...

18 Nov 2024 at 16:04

Scotland

Child bereavement services review recommends key changes

A new report on bereavement support for families and carers after a child’s death has made eight recommendations for improving services. Scotland has one of the highest rates of child deaths in Western Europe, with one in four of those ...

22 Jun 2022 at 17:23

Coroner gives legal warning to witness in fresh inquest for baby boy who died

A coroner has given a warning about potentially incriminating evidence at a fresh inquest into the death of a premature baby. Robert Sowersby, assistant coroner for Avon, was asking questions about samples that appear to have been ...

11 Feb 2025 at 15:48

Doctors were ‘shut down’ over Letby concerns, ex-senior detective tells inquiry

Hospital bosses “shut down” concerns from senior doctors that Lucy Letby might be murdering babies on a neonatal unit, a retired police chief told a public inquiry. Former Detective Chief Superintendent Nigel Wenham praised ...

20 Nov 2024 at 18:38

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