Fiona Pilkington

Jack Straw in row with police over yob suicide mum Fiona Pilkington

Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

Straw row with police over yob sucicide mum

Pilkington case youth given Asbo

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Alex Simmons the 16yearold whose family was accused of abusing Fiona Pilkington who went on to kill herself and her disabled daughter has been given an Asbo.

Inquiry into disability-related harassment begins

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

... in England and Wales. The investigation comes in the wake of the recent inquest into the death of Fiona Pilkington, who killed herself and her learning disabled daughter Francecca Hardwick by setting light to their car. In September, a coroner criticised Hinckley and Bosworth borough council for failing to help the 38-year-old mother . Pilkington and her daughter had been abused...

Leading article: The scandal of invisible harassment

The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday

The deaths of Fiona Pilkington and her disabled daughter Francecca, in a blazing car in 2007, appalled the nation. They had been harassed by a gang of youths on the estate in Barwell, Leicestershire where they lived – and the authorities had done nothing to protect them.

Police anger after Jack Straw accuses them of "shameful neglect" over Fiona Pilkington case

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009

A police force has demanded an apology from the Justice Secretary Jack Straw after he labelled their handling of a case of a mother and daughter hounded to death by yobs as "quite shameful neglect".

Wrong Target, I Think...

Ambush Predator (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

Screaming headlines in the 'Mail' : The IPCC 'looking into this': Last night the Independent Police Complaints Commission started an inquiry to see if Leicestershire police could have done more to have prevented the stabbing. Conclusions drawn: The IPCC is already investigating the force's response to calls for assistance made by Fiona Pilkington, who died with her disabled daughter in...

When a mother's love is not enough

Love Undefiled (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

... disabled child. Against a backdrop of headline-grabbing cases in which desperate mothers, such as Fiona Pilkington, killed themselves and their child because they could no longer face the daily reality of their lives, Rosa, who herself has a child with Down's syndrome, admits that she too has felt a crushing despair. Since the birth of her daughter Domenica, Rosa has campaigned for...

Support lacking for disabled teenagers at time of transition to adulthood

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

... young people when they become adults was brought into focus at the inquest into the death of Fiona Pilkington, who killed herself and her learning disabled daughter Francecca Hardwick by setting light to their car. The jury heard evidence Pilkington was concerned about what would happen to Francecca when she left care, and whether she would be able to find good residential...

MP highlights the dangers of closing police stations

Gwent Gazette (icWales) (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009

MP highlights the dangers of closing police stations by Ian Caleb, MP DAI Davies has warned the Home Secretary of the dangers of closing police stations after chairing a Commons debate.Last week, the Gwent Gazette revealed police stations in Blaina, Cwm, Llanhilleth and Rassau were facing an uncertain future as part of a “reprovision programme”.And after the death of Fiona Pilkington...

When a Mother’s Love Is Not Enough

Same Difference (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

I have just watched this amazing BBC1 documentary, called When A Mother’s Love Is Not Enough, with my mother. It is about the reality of life caring for a disabled child. It includes an interview with David Cameron, and mentions the cases of Joanne Hill and Fiona Pilkington. I have shared a link to the [...]

Disability hate crime in Cornwall

newsjiffy (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

While the motives for the recent murder of Mary Fox in Bodmin, Cornwall, are not yet known , it is fairly clear that her son Raum Fox has been a victim of hate crime in the past. According to The Times , Raum had been bullied at Bodmin College about his acne and reported learning difficulties. He recently moved to St Austell College to escape the bullying. As with the Fiona Pilkington...

Abuser of suicide mum is given an Asbo

The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

Four boys who linger in the street where Fiona Pilkington and her daughter endured years of antisocial behaviour have been given Asbos, it emerged yesterday. The youths were handed interim Asbos by magistrates after the local council applied for the orders following complaints about the group over the past two months. The orders follow an inquest into the deaths of Fiona Pilkington,...

• Boy, 16, whose family accused over mother's suicide is given asbo - The Guardian

Charity says 9% of disabled people have been victims of hate crime

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

... after high-profile incidents in which disabled people had been targeted, notably the case of Fiona Pilkington and her 18-year-old daughter, Francecca. In September, an inquest jury criticised police and a council in Leicestershire for failing to help Pilkington after her family suffered years of abuse from gangs of youths. Pilkington killed herself and Francecca by setting...

House Points: Antisocial Labour

Liberal England (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

... like that. When a senior Leicestershire police officer addressed the inquest into the deaths of Fiona Pilkington and her daughter in September he said: "I'm not sure if people know but low-level anti-social behaviour is mainly the responsibility of the council." It looks as though Labour’s championing the concept of “anti social behaviour” has resulted...

Boy, 16, whose family accused over mother's suicide is given asbo

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Alex Simmons's family was accused after abuse of Fiona Pilkington, who killed herself and disabled daughter in 2007 A boy whose family was accused of abusing a woman who went on to kill herself and her disabled daughter has been given an asbo, a council confirmed today. Alex Simmons, 16, of Barwell, Leicestershire, is one of a group of four youths from the same estate handed the interim...