The official report into the police shooting of a man whose death sparked the 2011 riots is facing a new challenge from human rights investigators who say a virtual model of the shooting shows its main conclusion is wrong. Continue reading
Category Archives: Custody Deaths & Abuse
Film – Justice for Joy : Who has the Windrush scandal ignored?
Channel 4 Television presents special documentaries – from 1995 – examining the death of Joy Gardner in 1993 and the subsequent public campaign that culminated in the trial at the Old Bailey of those accused of causing her death. Continue reading
Dr David Baker: Custody Deaths Research Project – first article published
During 2017, 4WardEver UK and the United Families & Friends Campaign had put their support behind new research conducted by Dr David Baker of Coventry University, examining custody deaths from the viewpoint of the affected families. Continue reading
Girlfriend of man shot dead by police gains law degrees to clear his name
The girlfriend of an unarmed man shot dead by police seven years ago has spent more than £50,000 to become a lawyer in an attempt to clear his name. Anthony Grainger was gunned down in a car park in 2012 while sat in a car alongside two friends. Continue reading
