B.C. Inquest Rules Starvation Death of Woman with Down Syndrome a Homicide
A British Columbia coroner's inquest jury ruled the 2018 starvation death of Florence Girard, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome, a homicide, citing inadequate caregiver pay and insufficient oversight within a government-funded home-share program.
B.C. Inquest Rules Starvation Death of Woman with Down Syndrome a Homicide
A British Columbia coroner's inquest jury ruled the 2018 starvation death of Florence Girard, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome, a homicide, citing inadequate caregiver pay and insufficient oversight within a government-funded home-share program.
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40% Bias Score
Inquest investigates death of woman with Down syndrome who starved under home care
Florence Girard, a woman with Down syndrome, starved to death in October 2018 at age 38, weighing 50 pounds, under the care of Astrid Dahl in Port Coquitlam, B.C.; a coroner's inquest is investigating failures in oversight by Kinsight Community Society, which contracted with Community Living BC.
Inquest investigates death of woman with Down syndrome who starved under home care
Florence Girard, a woman with Down syndrome, starved to death in October 2018 at age 38, weighing 50 pounds, under the care of Astrid Dahl in Port Coquitlam, B.C.; a coroner's inquest is investigating failures in oversight by Kinsight Community Society, which contracted with Community Living BC.
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36% Bias Score
Russian Mother Faces Charges After Repeated Child Protection Failures
In Russia, a mother of seven children faces criminal charges for severely abusing her children after repeated interventions by child protective services failed to address escalating neglect and physical abuse, highlighting a breakdown in the system designed to protect vulnerable children.
Russian Mother Faces Charges After Repeated Child Protection Failures
In Russia, a mother of seven children faces criminal charges for severely abusing her children after repeated interventions by child protective services failed to address escalating neglect and physical abuse, highlighting a breakdown in the system designed to protect vulnerable children.
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72% Bias Score
Fulton County Jail Agrees to Federal Oversight to Address Unconstitutional Conditions
The Justice Department announced a court-enforceable agreement with Fulton County, Georgia, to address unconstitutional jail conditions, including violence and unsanitary facilities, following a civil rights investigation prompted by a death in custody and numerous other violations.
Fulton County Jail Agrees to Federal Oversight to Address Unconstitutional Conditions
The Justice Department announced a court-enforceable agreement with Fulton County, Georgia, to address unconstitutional jail conditions, including violence and unsanitary facilities, following a civil rights investigation prompted by a death in custody and numerous other violations.
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48% Bias Score
Mental Health System Failures Lead to Inmate's Preventable Death
Simon Cartwright, a 41-year-old with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, died in Sydney's Silverwater prison in 2021 from septic shock due to an untreated gastric ulcer, resulting from missed diagnoses, deliberate denial of water by guards, and insufficient mental health care within the correctional...
Mental Health System Failures Lead to Inmate's Preventable Death
Simon Cartwright, a 41-year-old with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, died in Sydney's Silverwater prison in 2021 from septic shock due to an untreated gastric ulcer, resulting from missed diagnoses, deliberate denial of water by guards, and insufficient mental health care within the correctional...
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32% Bias Score
Michigan Man Sentenced for Brother's Torture Death
In Michigan, Paul Ferguson, 22, and his mother, Shanda Vander Ark, tortured and starved Ferguson's 15-year-old autistic brother, Timothy, to death; Paul received a 30- to 100-year prison sentence, while his mother was given a life sentence without parole.
Michigan Man Sentenced for Brother's Torture Death
In Michigan, Paul Ferguson, 22, and his mother, Shanda Vander Ark, tortured and starved Ferguson's 15-year-old autistic brother, Timothy, to death; Paul received a 30- to 100-year prison sentence, while his mother was given a life sentence without parole.
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56% Bias Score
Life Sentence for Mother in Starvation Death of 13-Year-Old Daughter
Sandrine Pissarra was sentenced to life in prison, and Jean-Michel Cros to 20 years, for the starvation death of 13-year-old Amandine in August 2020, highlighting a systemic failure to protect her from years of abuse.
Life Sentence for Mother in Starvation Death of 13-Year-Old Daughter
Sandrine Pissarra was sentenced to life in prison, and Jean-Michel Cros to 20 years, for the starvation death of 13-year-old Amandine in August 2020, highlighting a systemic failure to protect her from years of abuse.
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44% Bias Score
Russian Foster Care System Failure in Dalera Murder Case
In Yekaterinburg, Russia, Veronika Naumova is on trial for the December 2022 murder of her six-year-old foster child, Dalera. After initially reporting the child missing, Naumova confessed to drowning him after repeatedly abusing him. This led to additional charges against a child welfare worker and...
Russian Foster Care System Failure in Dalera Murder Case
In Yekaterinburg, Russia, Veronika Naumova is on trial for the December 2022 murder of her six-year-old foster child, Dalera. After initially reporting the child missing, Naumova confessed to drowning him after repeatedly abusing him. This led to additional charges against a child welfare worker and...
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52% Bias Score
Blackpool Woman Found Dead in Restaurant Toilet After Three Days
Sabrina Lyttle, 47, a Blackpool woman with a history of drug and alcohol addiction, was found dead in the locked disabled toilet of the Gurkha Buffet Restaurant after three days; the restaurant's statement claims cleaning protocols were followed, but the family questions this, prompting a council in...
Blackpool Woman Found Dead in Restaurant Toilet After Three Days
Sabrina Lyttle, 47, a Blackpool woman with a history of drug and alcohol addiction, was found dead in the locked disabled toilet of the Gurkha Buffet Restaurant after three days; the restaurant's statement claims cleaning protocols were followed, but the family questions this, prompting a council in...
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44% Bias Score
Mother Arrested for Torturing One-Year-Old Daughter in Azov
In the Azov district of Rostov Oblast, a 31-year-old mother is charged with torturing her one-year-old daughter, leading to the child's removal and the mother's arrest; this follows a similar incident involving the mother's older daughter, now adopted.
Mother Arrested for Torturing One-Year-Old Daughter in Azov
In the Azov district of Rostov Oblast, a 31-year-old mother is charged with torturing her one-year-old daughter, leading to the child's removal and the mother's arrest; this follows a similar incident involving the mother's older daughter, now adopted.
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60% Bias Score
Preventable Death of Mentally Ill Prisoner Highlights Systemic Failures in Australia
Simon Cartwright, a 41-year-old suffering schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and a treatable gastric ulcer, died in Silverwater jail after prison guards turned off his water supply as punishment, ignored his pleas for help, and missed opportunities for treatment; a coroner ruled his death preventable ...
Preventable Death of Mentally Ill Prisoner Highlights Systemic Failures in Australia
Simon Cartwright, a 41-year-old suffering schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and a treatable gastric ulcer, died in Silverwater jail after prison guards turned off his water supply as punishment, ignored his pleas for help, and missed opportunities for treatment; a coroner ruled his death preventable ...
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36% Bias Score
German Father Faces Prison in Child Scalding Death
A German father is charged with causing the scalding death of his two-year-old daughter in Halle; prosecutors allege he inflicted the injuries and, along with the mother and grandmother, failed to seek medical help due to fear of child services; they face prison sentences.
German Father Faces Prison in Child Scalding Death
A German father is charged with causing the scalding death of his two-year-old daughter in Halle; prosecutors allege he inflicted the injuries and, along with the mother and grandmother, failed to seek medical help due to fear of child services; they face prison sentences.
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44% Bias Score