A state appeals court has ruled that a Baltimore County judge was wrong to overturn a jury verdict awarding $38 million to the family of Korryn Gaines. Her family said she suffered from a dissociative mental disorder.
Author: Gaynor Kuye
After Ahmaud Arbery’s killing, Georgia Governor signs hate crimes legislation
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed a hate crimes bill into law. The killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man shot dead while jogging in February, energized efforts to pass this law.
New Channel 4 documentary on the murder of Daniel Morgan
Murder In The Carpark, a new three-part series from Channel 4, explores the most investigated unsolved murder in the history of the Met Police. Daniel Morgan was brutally murdered with an axe in the car park of a south London pub.
Why #SayHerName is important in the fight for justice: Black women lost to police violence
Although Black men are more likely to get murdered by the police, Black women have not been exempt from police killings, and often their death is overshadowed by the execution of Black men.
Police misconduct allegations dismissed in Anthony Grainger case
Allegations against Steven Heywood, who retired from Greater Manchester Police in 2018, were dismissed by a panel. The force was accused of a “fundamental disregard” for everyone involved in the proceedings.
Anthony Grainger killing: ‘words will never be enough to save lives’
The government claims that lessons have been learned almost a year after an inquiry said police were to blame for the killing of Anthony Grainger. But the police responsible are still not facing trial.
Lessons learnt after fatal shooting of Anthony Grainger, report finds
Lessons have been learned after a public inquiry found Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was to blame for a fatal shooting of a dad-of-two, according to a Government report.
COVID-19 leaving refugees & asylum seekers trapped between borders
In March the Immigration & Refugee Board of Canada postponed all in-person hearings for asylum claims until at least April. On March 20, the government announced it would close its borders to asylum seekers from other countries.
