November 12th, 2009
A prisoner has been awarded £1,400 in compensation after he was bitten by a prison officer during a brawl.
David Hay was being moved to a new prison but had refused to leave Perth jail in Scotland without his quilt and in the ensuing argument was pinned to the floor and bitten in the back.
As a result of the incident, which left Hay with a bitemark for a fortnight, the Scottish Prison Service was ordered to pay the compensation on behalf of prison officer Kenny Kinnear, who carried out the act.
Hay, who served a seven-year term for culpable homicide, was cleared of a breach of the peace after he was accused of threatening Kinnear in the street after his eventual release from jail.
Earlier this week, a man who suffered a stroke after developing a drugs habit in jail was awarded compensation.
Ellis Sherwood had been wrongly convicted of murder and was awarded £1.4 million for what happened to him following the quashing of his conviction.
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November 9th, 2009
A man has been awarded £1.4 million in compensation after suffering a stroke following his wrongful imprisonment for murder.
Ellis Sherwood had spent 11 years in jail after being convicted of murdering a Cardiff newsagent in 1988.
The compensation was awarded to him by the Home Office after it was proven in court that his stroke was a direct result of the drug abuse he took part in during his time in prison, reports the South Wales Echo.
Mr Sherwood has previously been given compensation by the South Wales Police for the miscarriage of justice he suffered.
In October 2006 he received £200,000 from the police force after his conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal.
Last week, the Lowestoft Journal reported that Suffolk Constabulary have paid out almost £600,000 in compensation claims against them in the past five years.
The claims included cases of wrongful arrest, physical injury and damage to property.
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June 29th, 2009
A man who was in prison for 15 years for a crime he did not commit is claiming £1 million in compensation for the injustice.
Andrew Adams, 39, was jailed in 1993 for the murder of Alfred Royal in Newcastle, but his conviction was overturned in January 2007.
He thought he would be paid compensation for the miscarriage of justice, but was told he would receive nothing because he could not show that the conviction came as a result of new evidence.
Now, Mr Adams is taking the case to the court of appeal in a bid to get a payout for the 15 years he spent behind bars.
"All I’m asking for is to get back what was taken away from me when I was put in prison," he told the Chronicle Live.
The victim claims that he did not receive appropriate representation at his trial and that his lawyers had not used a number of facts that could have led to his acquittal.
Anyone who is the victim of a miscarriage of justice is eligible for compensation if new evidence comes to light that proves they were not responsible for the original crime.
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May 27th, 2009
A man who was imprisoned for four years after being convicted of a murder he did not commit has been awarded compensation for the miscarriage of justice.
Stephen Miller was jailed for life for the 1988 murder of Cardiff prostitute Lynette White, but was released in 1992 after the conviction was found not fit to stand up in court, Wales Online reports.
Another man named Jeffrey Gafoor pleaded guilty to Ms White’s murder in 2003 and Mr Miller’s legal representatives launched a compensation claim.
He has now been awarded £50,000 in compensation for his loss of liberty, as well as separate payouts for injury to feelings and hardship, bringing his total to £185,000.
A miscarriage of justice can result from unreliable confessions due to police pressure – as Mr Miller’s lawyers argued in this case – or psychological instability.
Anyone affected should seek the advice of a solicitor in order to discuss a potential compensation claim.
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July 14th, 2008
A registered nurse who attacked his wife has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
George Preston, 43, was convicted of assault at Glasgow Sheriff and Jury Court in 2006.
As a result of the attack, his wife was left severely injured and his fitness to practise was deemed to have been impaired, reports Medical News Today.
Mr Preston was sentenced to two years’ probation on the condition that he attends a change programme.
The NMC’s independent Conduct and Competence Committee judged Mr Preston’s actions to be extremely grave and a breach of his professional code.
NMC spokesperson Kristy Hempel: "Preston’s conviction was of the gravest nature and demonstrated a serious departure from the standards set out in the NMC code of conduct."
The NMC regulates the nursing and midwifery professions in the UK and sets standards for education, training and conduct.
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