Acquitted Persons (Inadmissible Confession Statements) Rev. Ian Paisley asked the Attorney-General how many persons in the last year have been acquitted as a result of their confession statements being ruled inadmissible; and how this compares with previous years.----------------------------------- | | ----------------------------------- |Murder |Natural causes: coronary artery occlusion|Wakefield| ----------------------------------- |Murder |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Leeds| ----------------------------------- |Murder |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Bedford| ----------------------------------- |Drug offences |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Brixton| ----------------------------------- |Criminal damage |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Winchester| ----------------------------------- |Grievous bodily harm |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Leeds| ----------------------------------- |Robbery |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Durham| ----------------------------------- |Theft |Natural causes: aortic and mitral insufficiency.|Wandsworth| ----------------------------------- |Burglary, criminal damage |Natural causes: coronary artery atheroma.|Dartmoor| ----------------------------------- |Indecent assault |Killed by fellow inmates: asphyxia by hanging.|Risley| ----------------------------------- |Assault |Natural causes: myocardial degeneration, infective hydrated cysts.|Holloway| ----------------------------------- |Burglary |Natural causes: acute cardiac failure|Appleton Thorn| ----------------------------------- |Burglary, theft |Natural causes: sickle cell crisis— sickle cell anaemia.|Bristol| ----------------------------------- |Wounding |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Birmingham| ----------------------------------- |Theft, Taking and driving away |Open verdict: acute congestive cardiac failure|Gaynes Hall| ----------------------------------- |Theft, Actual bodily harm |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Wandsworth| ----------------------------------- |Grievous bodily harm |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Brixton| ----------------------------------- |Murder |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Canterbury| ----------------------------------- |Burglary |Natural causes: coronary thrombosis|Highpoint| ----------------------------------- |Manslaughter |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Durham| ----------------------------------- |Manslaughter |Killed by fellow inmate: stabbing|Wakefield| ----------------------------------- |Attempted rape, indecent assault.|Killed by fellow inmate: stabbing|Wakefield| ----------------------------------- |Drug offences |Accidental death: asphyxia|Holloway| ----------------------------------- |Manslaughter |Suicide: haemorrhage, throat wounds|Long Lartin| ----------------------------------- |Theft |Natural causes: coronary thrombosis|Manchester| ----------------------------------- |Taking without consent |Natural causes: collapsed while an absconder.|Werrington| ----------------------------------- |Indecent assault |Natural causes: coronary thrombosis|Brixton| ----------------------------------- |Fraud |Natural causes: status elepticus|Holloway| ----------------------------------- |Fraud |Natural causes: renal, cerebral and myocardial infarction.|Brixton| ----------------------------------- |Rape |Killed by fellow inmate: multiple head injuries.|Maidstone| ----------------------------------- |Murder |Killed by fellow inmate: strangulation|Parkhurst| ----------------------------------- |Theft, taking without consent. |Suicide: asphyxia by hanging|Hindley| ----------------------------------- The Attorney-General The information requested is as follows:---------------- |1980 (to date)| ---------------- |1979 | ---------------- |1978 | ---------------- |1977 | ----------------