Allegation f failure by the police to protect the claimant from a violent partner
Judges:
Pill, Sedley, Rimer LJJ
Citations:
[2008] EWCA Civ 39
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Hertfordshire Police v Van Colle; Smith v Chief Constable of Sussex Police HL 30-Jul-2008
Police Obligations to Witnesses is Limited
A prosecution witness was murdered by the accused shortly before his trial. The parents of the deceased alleged that the failure of the police to protect their son was a breach of article 2.
Held: The House was asked ‘If the police are alerted . .
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Police, Torts – Other
Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.264104