HC Deb 17 April 1980 vol 982 cc701-2W
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.

Age Offence Cause of death Place of death
1. 48 Murder Natural causes: coronary artery occlusion Wakefield
2. 33 Murder Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Leeds
3. 23 Murder Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Bedford
4. 38 Drug offences Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Brixton
5. 34 Criminal damage Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Winchester
6. 28 Grievous bodily harm Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Leeds
7. 25 Robbery Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Durham
8. 42 Theft Natural causes: aortic and mitral insufficiency. Wandsworth
9. 39 Burglary, criminal damage Natural causes: coronary artery atheroma. Dartmoor
10. 17 Indecent assault Killed by fellow inmates: asphyxia by hanging. Risley
11. 27 Assault Natural causes: myocardial degeneration, infective hydrated cysts. Holloway
12. 28 Burglary Natural causes: acute cardiac failure Appleton Thorn
13. 21 Burglary, theft Natural causes: sickle cell crisis— sickle cell anaemia. Bristol
14. 37 Wounding Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Birmingham
15. 19 Theft, Taking and driving away Open verdict: acute congestive cardiac failure Gaynes Hall
16. 28 Theft, Actual bodily harm Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Wandsworth
17. 30 Grievous bodily harm Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Brixton
18. 25 Murder Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Canterbury
19. 46 Burglary Natural causes: coronary thrombosis Highpoint
20. 40 Manslaughter Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Durham
21. 47 Manslaughter Killed by fellow inmate: stabbing Wakefield
22. 55 Attempted rape, indecent assault. Killed by fellow inmate: stabbing Wakefield
23. 23 Drug offences Accidental death: asphyxia Holloway
24. 33 Manslaughter Suicide: haemorrhage, throat wounds Long Lartin
25. 61 Theft Natural causes: coronary thrombosis Manchester
26. 17 Taking without consent Natural causes: collapsed while an absconder. Werrington
27. 61 Indecent assault Natural causes: coronary thrombosis Brixton
28. 28 Fraud Natural causes: status elepticus Holloway
29. 54 Fraud Natural causes: renal, cerebral and myocardial infarction. Brixton
30. 25 Rape Killed by fellow inmate: multiple head injuries. Maidstone
31. 37 Murder Killed by fellow inmate: strangulation Parkhurst
32. 16 Theft, taking without consent. Suicide: asphyxia by hanging Hindley

The Attorney-General

The information requested is as follows:

1980 (to date) 2
1979 9
1978 12
1977 8