Connor Sparrowhawk was a funny 18-year-old who loved London buses. He was autistic and had epilepsy and learning disabilities. He died after drowning in a bath at an NHS care unit whilst the staff meant to be looking after him were doing a Tesc

Unlawful Killing: Truth | Series 2 Episode 2

18 days ago 31m 44s

In the forty years since INQUEST was founded by families bereaved by deaths in police and prison custody, the ways in which these deaths are investigated has changed significantly. These changes were fought for by bereaved families, their lawye

Unlawful Killing: Truth | Series 2 Episode 1

May 23rd, 2024 36m 7s

When a member of the public dies in suspicious circumstances, there’s a criminal investigation. But what happens when it’s the state that’s the suspect? Lucy and Lee are back and this time, they’re looking at what happens after someone has died

Unlawful Killing: Mental Health Part 2 | Episode 6

Jan 18th, 2024 33m 32s

Matthew Leahy, 20, died in the care of Essex mental health services. A critical inquest and multiple investigations later, and still his mother Melanie Leahy does not know the truth about what happened to Matthew.Lucy speaks to Melanie about wh

Unlawful Killing: Mental Health Part 1 | Episode 5

Jan 11th, 2024 28m 41s

Mental health services are often framed as the caring alternative to policing and prisons. But Lucy and Lee look at what happens when the very system designed to protect us, fails to do just that. Mikey Powell, 38, and Jess Durdy, 27, both die

Unlawful Killing: Prisons Part 2 | Episode 4

Dec 14th, 2023 35m 23s

Liridon Saliuka, 29, took his own life whilst awaiting trail for joint enterprise charges at Belmarsh prison in London.Last year, an inquest into his death found that ill treatment and dismissiveness of his disability by prison staff contribute

Unlawful Killing: Prisons Part 1 | Episode 3

Dec 7th, 2023 29m 17s

Every year hundreds of people die in prisons in the UK. We’ll be asking why so many people are dying, why so few people are talking about it, and hearing more about the communities and families that these deaths tear apart. In this episode, Luc

Unlawful Killing: Policing Part 2 | Episode 2

Nov 30th, 2023 33m 25s

Chris Kaba was fatally shot by a Metropolitan police officer in September 2022. He was unarmed. Now, the officer who fired that shot has been charged with murder. His death brought renewed attention to policing in the UK and its fatal conseque

Unlawful Killing: Policing Part 1 | Episode 1

Nov 23rd, 2023 24m 40s

Since INQUEST was founded in 1981, it has recorded almost 2000 deaths involving the police.In this episode, Lucy Brisbane and Lee Lawrence take you right back to one of the cases that led to INQUEST being set up to respond to these deaths: the

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Unlawful Killing: Introduction | Episode 0

Nov 16th, 2023 5m 35s

Every year, hundreds of people die at the hands of the very institutions that are meant to keep us safe – police, prisons, and mental health services.Bereaved families are left fighting for answers, demanding justice, and campaigning for change

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