Five police officers who were involved in the detention and death of musician Sean Rigg have denied charges of misconduct. Mr Rigg died while in custody at Brixton police station in August 2008.
Mental Health & Others
Remembered; Rebecca Louise Overy
A jury delivered their critical conclusions regarding the death of Rebecca Louise Overy who died on the 24 June 2013 at the Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham. Rebecca was found unresponsive with a ligature in her room.
Modernising the Mental Health Act: A missed opportunity to address inequalities?
Ethnic minority people have a greatly increased risk of being detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, even when accounting for their increased risk of receiving a diagnosis of a severe mental illness.
‘I would have camped outside that prison every day’, says mother of hanged teenager
The mother of a boy who hanged himself in prison after being relentlessly bullied said she would have “camped outside every single day” if she had known just how damaging an environment it was.
Kingsley Burrell: Mental health patient ‘struck over 20 times by police’
A mental health patient restrained in a psychiatric room was struck to his body by police more than 20 times before his death, a misconduct panel has heard. One of the officers used their fists and baton to strike Mr Burrell ‘numerous times.’
Family celebrate lasting legacy as ‘Seni’s Law’ receives Royal Assent
Today the Mental Health (Use of Force) Bill has received Royal Assent in Parliament, eight years after the death of Seni Lewis. Known as Seni’s Law, the Bill will increase protections and oversight on use of force in mental health settings.
New ‘Seni Lewis Award’ to recognise collaborative work between police and health service
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), in partnership with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), have announced the new ‘Seni Lewis Award’ in memory of Mr Lewis and to mark his death in 2010.
Winning justice for David Dungay
26-year-old Aboriginal man David Dungay jnr died on December 29, 2015 after pleading for his life in the mental health wing of Sydney’s Long Bay jail. He suffered a cardiac arrest when he was pinned down.
