10 August 201317 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Simon Hall confesses to Albert murder 12 years on

originally by: BBC News
published: 8 August 2013

Following news that Simon Hall admitted to the murder of Joan Albert 4WardEverUK has suspended his case profile and any related articles.

A burglar who stabbed a 79-year-old woman to death has confessed to the crime after a decade claiming he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Simon Hall, 35, was jailed for life in 2003 for the attack on Joan Albert at her home in Capel St Mary, Suffolk.

His case was investigated by the BBC series Rough Justice in 2007 and his claims of innocence also won the backing of ex-Ipswich MP Chris Mole. Police said Hall had now admitted his guilt to prison authorities.

26 July 201317 December 2022 4WardEverUK

INQUEST welcomes long-awaited implementation of Coroners and Justice Act 2009

originally by: INQUEST
published: 25 July 2013

Many of the provisions of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 are finally being implemented on Thursday 25 July.

These will form the revised Coroners’ Rules and Regulations and are a significant step towards standardising the coronial system and gearing it more towards the needs of families.

INQUEST has been campaigning long and hard for root and branch reform of the coronial system, and was pleased to welcome the appointment of the Chief Coroner last September as the first step along this road.

14 July 201317 December 2022 4WardEverUK

George Zimmerman acquitted in Trayvon Martin case

originally by: The Guardian
published: 14 July 2013

George Zimmerman walked free from a Florida courtroom late on Saturday after a jury acquitted the neighbourhood watch leader of murdering an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, in a case that played into the national debates about race, civil rights and the proliferation of guns in US society.

Zimmerman, 29, smiled briefly and shook the hands of his lawyers Mark O’Mara and Don West after the verdict from the jury of six women was read.

Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, the parents of the 17-year-old shot dead by Zimmerman on the night of 26 February last year, were not in court to hear the decision.