Tag Archives: poppi worthington

The Voice

Simon Hughes calls for CPS and Police to look again at Poppi Worthington case

By The Voice | Wed 20th January 2016 - 4:30 pm

Former Liberal Democrat Justice Minister Simon Hughes has called for the Police and CPS to look again at the investigation into the death of 13 month old Poppi Worthington. He said:

There is an investigation by the IPCC about whether police did their job properly in this case and due to be a second inquest into Poppi’s death. I’m sure Cumbria Police and the CPS will now also want to look again at the evidence in the public domain.
“In the light of the public judgment in the family court case, police and the CPS should now reopen and review this case. If our justice system is about justice for the deceased as well as the living and above all about the welfare of children still alive, then it must be in the general interests of justice that there is a further review of this case.

Continue reading »
Posted in News | Also tagged , , and | Leave a comment
Advert



Recent Comments

  • Tristan Ward
    @David Raw I suppose some may yearn for the good old days when we only had 6 or 12 MPs - I remember them - but I prefer 50 plus and the chance of more li...
  • Peter Davies
    The democratic structures to whom the selectors are accountable are largely irrelevant. There are few enough people qualified and willing to do the job that we ...
  • expats
    The French system charges those who visit the doctor BUT.... If my memory still works...When I lived there (between 1998 and 2014) the amount was 23Euros..Th...
  • Daniel Stylianou
    The unfortunate reality is that for the most part, we’re living in an era of populist thinking. I think the idea that “we know best” comes really from a r...
  • David Raw
    @ Nonconformist radical That's a bit more like it, Noncon. I would expect nothing less with your name....