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Nottingham, England · Nottingham31 July 2025
Kaine Fletcher died aged 26 on 3 July 2022 after a period of prolonged restraint by officers from Nottinghamshire Police. The four-week inquest into Kaine’s death recently concluded on 25 July 2025.
The inquest jury concluded that a number of “gross failures” by the police contributed to Kaine’s death, including that:
“There was a gross failure in dissemination of information and training across all agencies. In particular, the poli…Read Article
FAMILY OF KAINE FLETCHER CALLS ON THE IOPC TO REVISIT THE CONCLUSION OF ITS FLAWED INVESTIGATION
United Kingdom · United Kingdom31 July 2025
The latest official Safety in Custody statistics highlight a deeply concerning 30% increase of deaths in prison compared to the previous 12 months as well as the highest rate of self-harm since records began in 2004.
In the 12 months to June 2025, 401 people died in prison, compared to 308 in the previous 12 months. The increase was reflective of a rise in deaths classified as natural causes and awaiting further information. INQUE…Read Article
Deaths in prison increase by 30% compared to previous 12 months
NHS · Maidenhead31 July 2025
Before HM Assistant Coroner Ian Wade KC Beaconsfield Coroner’s Court 29 Windsor End, Beaconsfield, HP9 2JJ Opens 4 August 2025 Expected to last 9 days (the court is not sitting on Friday 8 August)
Ruth Szymankiewicz,14, died on 14 February 2022 following an incident of self-harm at Taplow Manor Hospital in Maidenhead, run by the Huntercombe Group (now called the Active Care Group). At the time of her death, Ruth was detained under t…Read Article
