A woman has been cleared by the court after she was accused of trying to smother her mother with a pillow as she slept. Donna Sheppard- Saunders denied trying to murder Pamela Sheppard in the bedroom they shared in Sussex. The trial was heard in Lewes Crown Court, where the court was told that Ms Sheppard-Saunders put a pillow over her mother’s head while she was sleepwalking.
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Two young children were found on a beach, struggling against an incoming tide, while their mother left them to go shopping. The boys were found on a sandbank at an islet off Hilbre island, near West Kirby. Some members of their family were found searching for the children further up the beach.
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Hospital staff are vulnerable to falling victim to dangerous working practices in an attempt to meet European rules on doctors working hours. According to the BBC website, the Royal College of Surgeons data on the number of rotas complying with the 48 hour week indicated a fall of 6% between March and April.
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If you have an accident in the workplace you might be concerned about who you are claiming against. Sometimes an accident can be caused by a colleague in the workplace acting negligently and they themselves might not be insured to cover against these accidents and not have the money to compensate you for an injury suffered.
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What is ‘Beat knee‘? It’s a joint disease, specifically known as osteoarthritis of the knee. A bursitis (inflammation of small sacs of fluid) develops below or underneath the kneecap as a result of severe or prolonged pressure on the knee, wearing away at the cartilage. This causes the joint to degenerate.
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A worker died from electrocution at Sudley Castle in Gloucestershire after making contact with an overhead cable while working on a marquee at the site. The victim was Mr Krysztof Wiecek, aged 45 from Poland. An inquest in to what happened has revealed that the foreman in charge of erecting the marquee failed to implement a new risk assessment when the cables were spotted and instead continued with a generic assessment.
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The early stages of personal injury claims are governed by something called the pre-action protocol. These are specific steps that must be followed prior to the commencement of a claim at court. The point of the protocol is to try and encourage contact and early exchange of information so that claims can be settled at an early stage, preferably without litigation. However, the steps of the protocol mean than both parties are better prepared if proceedings are issued which again means that the verdict on cases should be reached more swiftly.
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A two-year-old boy has been killed after seemingly climbing over a safety barrier and being run over by a roller coaster at a funfair. The funfair was taking place at Ducketts Common in Turnpike lane in North London.
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Once liability has been established in a road traffic accident it is still the case that the person who suffered an injury has to prove that the negligent party not only caused the accident but caused the injury as well. In most cases this is not a problem as one invariably leads to the other. However, there are some defences that may be put forward by the negligent party in an attempt to reduce the compensation awarded to the claimant.
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Fourteen children have been injured as a result of a heating duct collapsing in a hall full of children taking exams. Of the fourteen, four suffered serious neck, head or back injuries but fortunately none of the injuries were thought to be life threatening. The incident occurred in the sports hall of Minster college on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent where 150 pupils were taking exams.
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