The applicant sought to re-open a coroner’s inquest. The deceased had been drunk, slipped banged his head and fallen to the ground. Police and ambulance were called. The ambulance worker was not told he had been unconscious, and he was taken to the police station. At the police station, he became seriously ill. He died later at hospital.
Held: Those atending were not told of the period of unconsciousness, and the deceased had refused to go to hospital. Even though there was now evidence which suggested he might have lived, the decision not to go to hospital was unlikely to be challenged and a different verdict had not been shown to be likely.
Judges:
Lord Justice Kennedy Mr Justice Royce
Citations:
[2003] EWHC 2612 (Admin)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Cited – Regina v North Humberside and Scunthorpe Coroner ex parte Jamieson CA 27-Apr-1994
The deceased prisoner had hanged himself. He had been a known suicide risk, and his brother said that the authorities being so aware, the death resulted from their lack of care. The inquest heard in full the circumstannces leading up to the death, . .
Cited – O’Reilly v Coventry Coroner QBD 3-Apr-1996
The inquest was said to have been flawed because relevant material was withheld from the jury, factual issues were not addressed, and the Coroner had refused to leave open the possibility of a verdict of lack of care or neglect. The deceased had . .
Cited – In the Matter of Captain Christopher John Kelly Admn 14-Jun-1996
The deceased was killed by ‘friendly fire’ during a night exercise in Kenya. A verdict of accidental death was returned, and a fresh inquest was sought particularly in the light of a statement from a fellow officer.
Held: The emergence of . .
Cited – Regina v HM Coroner for Inner London South District, ex parte Douglas-Williams CA 29-Jan-1998
The deceased died in custody. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. It was suggested that the coroner’s direction as to unlawful killing had been confusing, and that he was wrong not to leave open the possibility of a verdict of neglect. . .
Cited – Regina v HM Coroner ex parte Chief Constable of South Wales Admn 1999
The deceased was found in the street having taken drink and drugs. At a police station he was seen by a doctor who found him fit to be detained, but he died next morning. A jury recorded a verdict of ‘drug abuse contributed to by neglect’. It was . .
Cited – Nicholls v Coroner for City of Liverpool Admn 8-Nov-2001
As the deceased was arrested he swallowed something. He was examined by a doctor and denied that he had swallowed drugs, but his condition deteriorated and he died at hospital. The coroner refused to admit the evidence of a professor who was highly . .
Cited – Regina (Amin) v Secretary of State for the Home Department QBD 5-Oct-2001
An Asian youth was placed in a cell with another who was well known to be violent and racist. He was bludgeoned to death. The family sought a public investigation into how he came to be placed in such a position. An investigation had been refused by . .
See Also – Mulholland, Regina (on the Application of) v HM Coroner for St Pancras Admn 16-Jan-2003
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See also – Mulholland, Regina (on the Application of) v HM Coroner for St Pancras Admn 16-Jan-2003
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Coroners
Updated: 08 June 2022; Ref: scu.187728