Case Summaries Up To February 2011
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By Farida Elfallah on 12/02/2011 19:30
In terms of section 6(1)(a) of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976, the Sheriff found that Paul Rainey died on 12th April 2008 at 15.41 at the Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow. In terms of section 6(1)(b), the cause of death was undetermined. Formal determinations were made under section 6(1)(c), (d) and (e).The deceased, who had a history of alcohol and drug abuse and suffered from alcohol withdrawal seizures, was in police custody at the time of death. He was arrested ...
By Emma Boffey on 23/01/2011 20:48
In terms of section 6(1)(a) of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976, the Sheriff found that Mr John Henry Crosbie died in HMP Barlinnie, 81 Lee Avenue, Glasgow on 17 April 2009. The cause of death was ischaemic heart disease due to coronary artery atheroma. The court heard that the deceased had no significant past medical history and was apparently in reasonable health. The deceased was admitted to HMP Barlinnie on 16 April 2009, to serve a six month imprisonment. ...
By Emma Boffey on 23/01/2011 19:44
In terms of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976 section 6(1)(a), the Sheriff found that Linda Anne Murdoch or Weir died on 5 April 2010 in a drowning accident at Burnsands burn, Crairieknowe Farm, Thornhill, Dumfrieshill, while engaged in her occupation as a farmer. The Sheriff recorded that the cause of death was drowning, following an accident when the deceased was attempting to cross the burn in an all-terrain vehicle quad bike. At this time, the stream was gro ...
By Emma Boffey on 18/01/2011 19:14
In terms of section 6(1)(a) of the Fatal Accident and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976, the Sheriff found that Mr William Stewart died at 1911 hours on 19th February 2008 within Cell 49, Abercrombie Flat 5, Glenochil Prison, King O'Muirs Road, Tullibody. The cause of death was Artheroscleoric Coronary Artery Disease.   The court heard that the deceased was serving a life sentence imposed in 1993 at the time of his death. He had a history of heart disease, and had already suf ...
By Emma Boffey on 04/01/2011 22:54
Having heard evidence and submissions, the Sheriff found that in terms of section 6(1)(a) of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Death Inquiries (Scotland) Act 1976 that Mr Alexander Stewart, whose date of birth was 2nd November 1937, had died at 13.19 hours on 1st August 2008 within Belford Hospital, Fort William. The cause of death was: (a) traumatic disruption of the liver; and (b) compression injury by a mechanical shovel. The deceased’s injuries were suffered by him in the course of his em ...
By Emma Boffey on 02/01/2011 21:45
In terms of section 6(1)(a) of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976 the Sheriff found that Mrs Jean Elizabeth Wilson, date of birth 19 June 1939, had died in Monklands District General Hospital at 5.20 pm on 30 September 2006. The Sheriff found that in terms of section 6(1)(b) that the cause of her death was Multiple Organ Failure and Sepsis following Femoral Angioplasty carried out on 19 September 2006 and a significant blood loss into the tissues which occurred aft ...
By Emma Boffey on 06/12/2010 21:09
In terms of section 6(1)(a) of the Fatal Accident and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 2000, the Sheriff found that Mr Michael Lindley Scott died on 13 December 2006, following an accident which occurred before or around midday on the same day, at premises known as the Old Mill, York Place, Aberdeen. At the time of his death, the deceased was employed as an apprentice plumber. The cause of death was traumatic asphyxia, whereby his chest and neck were compressed by a considerable weight of MD ...
By Emma Boffey on 06/12/2010 21:04
In terms of section 6(1)(a) of the Fatal Accident and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 2000, the Sheriff found that Mr Craig Lochrie died Monklands District General Hospital on 9 June 2008 at 1210 hours. The cause of death was (a) crush injuries to chest and abdomen due to (b) an industrial accident. On the date of death, the deceased was working for his employers at a scrap yard. The deceased was employed as a scrap metal burner and his job was to cut large pieces of scrap metal down to sm ...
By Emma Boffey on 02/12/2010 23:36
In terms of section 6(1)(a) of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976, the Sheriff found that on 8th September 2009 at approximately 1100 hours Peter Drysdale died at Dalbeathie Farm, Dunkeld, as the result of an accident there. The cause of death was multiple injuries and blunt force trauma resulting from entrapment by the hydraulic mechanism of an agricultural trailer. The deceased was a member of a well-known farming family, which he ran with his son, Mr Drysdale ...
By Emma Boffey on 02/12/2010 23:33
In terms of section 6(1)(a) of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976, the Sheriff found that Mr James McNeil (DOB 14th September 1935) died at 08:30 hours on the 22nd of October 2008 at Belhaven Hospital, Dunbar. The cause of death was (i) bronchopneumonia; (ii) pressure sores on back, ischemic heart disease, and dementia. In 1989, Mr McNeill was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and his condition eventually deteriorated in 2007. On 18th April 2008 Mr McNeil ...
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