10 November 201016 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Arsema Dawit murder: IPCC finds Met police failings over teenager killed by ex

originally published by: The Guardian
published: 19th October 2010

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has identified “collective and organisational failings” in the Metropolitan police’s treatment of a teenager who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend after telling them she feared for her life.

Arsema Dawit, 15, was stabbed to death close to her home near Waterloo station by Thomas Nugusse on 2 June 2008. The couple met at church and dated, but after Dawit ended the relationship Nugusse became obsessed and threatened to kill her.

Nugusse, who was 22 at the time, confessed to Dawit’s murder in a 999 call. After his arrest, he twice tried to kill himself, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to enter a plea. He was convicted in May last year.

5 October 201016 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Azelle Rodney Inquiry opens

Taken from: Azelle Rodney Inquiry Website
published: October 2010

The Azelle Rodney Public Inquiry formally opened in London on Wednesday 6th October 2010. Azelle Rodney died in 2005 following an operation by the Metropolitan Police.

The terms of reference of the Inquiry are: “To ascertain by inquiring how, where and in what circumstances Azelle Rodney came by his death on 30th April 2005 and then to make any such recommendations as may seem appropriate.”

The Inquiry will be chaired by Sir Christopher Holland, a retired High Court Judge. Sir Christopher’s appointment was announced to Parliament in June by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Kenneth Clarke, following the previous government’s announcement in March 2010 that an Inquiry would be held.

29 September 201016 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Police officers found justified in Erik Scott shooting; family plans lawsuit

originally published by: Las Vegas Sun
28th September 2010

The coroner’s inquest that on Tuesday found the Metro Police shooting death of Erik Scott justified “failed miserably,” Scott’s father said. Bill Scott told reporters that the next step for the family would be to file a lawsuit in federal court “so finally we all will have the truth.”

The family plans to file a civil rights lawsuit alleging the officers used excessive force. Defendants will be Metro, Clark County, the sheriff’s office and Costco, where the July 10 shooting took place in Summerlin. Ross Goodman, the Scott family’s attorney, said the lawsuit could be filed as early as two weeks from now.

Goodman and Bill Scott talked to reporters outside the Regional Justice Center about 20 minutes after a seven-member Clark County coroner’s inquest jury ruled the death of Erik Scott as a justifiable homicide.