A view of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Bengaluru where facilities are offered for treatment for rare diseases. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Several families of children suffering from rare diseases and patient advocacy groups (PAGs) have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda to remove the … Read more
Taking to the streets: Protesters take out a rally demanding justice for the victim in the R.G. Kar rape-murder case in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected an appeal filed by the West Bengal government seeking the enhancement of the life sentence to death penalty for Sanjay Roy, … Read more
Joanna Morris BBC News, North East and Cumbria Hilary Rabbett George Rabbett-Smith needs round the clock support following his suicide attempt in 2023 The family of a disabled teenager desperate to source a discontinued ointment said those selling it at inflated prices were “morally corrupt”. George Rabbett-Smith, from Bowes, County Durham, is minimally conscious after … Read more
Paschim Banga Cha Majoor Samity (PBCMS). File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Observing that the newly notified standard operating procedure(SOP) by the West Bengal government holds potential for resolving issues in abandoned gardens, the Paschim Banga Cha Majoor Samity (PBCMS) on Monday (December 9, 2024) called the State government to implement its own SOP. The … Read more
Cheshire Constabulary Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole life prison terms after being convicted of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of seven others Convicted serial killer Lucy Letby’s bid to challenge her latest conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Lawyers … Read more
The Visakhapatnam Police on October 3 (Thursday) asked the citizens to be wary of cybercriminals committing frauds by making phone calls in the name of TRAI and FedEx courier. The fraudsters are scaring people by claiming that their phone numbers were used in illegal activities and duping them of money, the cyber police said. Modus … Read more
The parents of a young woman who died during a legal battle with the NHS have won their appeal over a ruling their daughter could not make decisions over her care. Sudiksha Thirumalesh, who had a rare mitochondrial disorder, had been involved in a court fight with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust over being … Read more
4 hours ago By Judith Moritz and Jonathan Coffey, BBC News BBC When former nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering babies last year, news channels rolled on the story, and her mugshot was splashed across front pages and websites around the world. The scale of Letby’s crimes, the extreme vulnerability of her victims, and unanswered questions … Read more
Child serial killer Lucy Letby has been denied permission to appeal against her convictions for the murder and attempted murder of babies in her care when she worked as a neonatal nurse. Letby, of Hereford, was convicted in August 2023 of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at the … Read more
Lucy Letby is to bid for permission to appeal her convictions before a panel of judges. Source link