Council Apologizes After Woman's Body Found in Flat Three Years After Death
Woking Borough Council apologized after the body of 41-year-old Laura Winham, a vulnerable woman with schizophrenia, was found in her council flat in May 2021, more than three years after she is believed to have died; multiple agencies are cited for failing to help her.
Council Apologizes After Woman's Body Found in Flat Three Years After Death
Woking Borough Council apologized after the body of 41-year-old Laura Winham, a vulnerable woman with schizophrenia, was found in her council flat in May 2021, more than three years after she is believed to have died; multiple agencies are cited for failing to help her.
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28% Bias Score
Surge in Fake Police Officer Scams in Netherlands
Reports of scams by fake police officers in the Netherlands drastically increased from 544 in 2022 to over 8000 in 2023, resulting in 1600 victims; criminals use leaked personal data and impersonate officers to steal valuables from primarily elderly individuals.
Surge in Fake Police Officer Scams in Netherlands
Reports of scams by fake police officers in the Netherlands drastically increased from 544 in 2022 to over 8000 in 2023, resulting in 1600 victims; criminals use leaked personal data and impersonate officers to steal valuables from primarily elderly individuals.
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44% Bias Score
Teenagers Convicted in Helmond Gang Rape
In December 2023, four teenagers were convicted of gang raping a 31-year-old homeless woman in Helmond, Netherlands, receiving up to fifteen months of juvenile detention; a fifth was convicted of assault. The crime occurred in Burgemeester Geukerspark, and the victim was robbed of her phone.
Teenagers Convicted in Helmond Gang Rape
In December 2023, four teenagers were convicted of gang raping a 31-year-old homeless woman in Helmond, Netherlands, receiving up to fifteen months of juvenile detention; a fifth was convicted of assault. The crime occurred in Burgemeester Geukerspark, and the victim was robbed of her phone.
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48% Bias Score
Convictions Overturned in Arranged Marriage Abuse Case Leading to Wife's Vegetative State
Ambreen Fatima Sheikh, a Pakistani woman in an arranged marriage in Huddersfield, UK, suffered catastrophic brain damage after being poisoned with glimepiride and a caustic substance by her husband's family in 2015; they were initially jailed but released after an appeal.
Convictions Overturned in Arranged Marriage Abuse Case Leading to Wife's Vegetative State
Ambreen Fatima Sheikh, a Pakistani woman in an arranged marriage in Huddersfield, UK, suffered catastrophic brain damage after being poisoned with glimepiride and a caustic substance by her husband's family in 2015; they were initially jailed but released after an appeal.
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60% 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
Security Guard Removed Over Far-Right Ties at UK Asylum Facility
A security guard at a Clearsprings Ready Homes facility housing vulnerable disabled asylum seekers in Clacton-on-Sea was removed from his post due to alleged far-right affiliations, raising concerns about the safety of residents in an area with high hate crime rates and following two recent court ca...
Security Guard Removed Over Far-Right Ties at UK Asylum Facility
A security guard at a Clearsprings Ready Homes facility housing vulnerable disabled asylum seekers in Clacton-on-Sea was removed from his post due to alleged far-right affiliations, raising concerns about the safety of residents in an area with high hate crime rates and following two recent court ca...
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40% Bias Score