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How police missed the chance to catch Emma Caldwell's killer

Feb 28, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Sam Poling |Anton Ferrie |Anton FerrieBbc Disclosure

Police missed the chance to catch Emma Caldwell's killer in the months after her murder because senior officers repeatedly dismissed him as a suspect, BBC Scotland can reveal. Iain Packer has now been found guilty of the crime, almost 19 years after Emma's body was found in a remote wood. Four former detectives who were involved in the earliest stages of the inquiry say evidence of his violent, abusive and predatory behaviour was known to police from the start of their investigation.
'It is almost impossible to run a home and foster'

Sep 6, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Anton Ferrie

Jacqueline McShane has been a foster carer for 10 years and some of the country's most vulnerable children have passed through her home. But while the job has not changed, the financial pressures she experiences have. "We're almost at the stage where it's impossible to run a household and foster," she says. "We're not there yet, but we're almost there."Like all foster carers, Jacqueline receives an allowance every week to look after children in her care.
Antidepressants: I was not told about the side effects

Aug 9, 2023 | diglogs.com | Anton Ferrie

Author: Anton FerrieBBC Scotland News6 hours ago Around one in seven people in the UK now take medication to treat depression, but some say they are not being given proper advice about the potential side effects of the drugs they have been prescribed. Seonaida Stallan’s son Dylan was a teenager when he began treatment for body dysmorphia and depression. “He was struggling with how he felt about himself, how he looked,” Seonaid said. “He was extremely anxious. He would be physically sick.
Antidepressants: I wasn't told about the side-effects

Aug 8, 2023 | bbc.com | Anton Ferrie

Media caption, Seonaid Stallan says Dylan had expressed no suicidal thoughts before starting on SertalineAbout one in seven people in the UK now take medication to treat depression but some say they are not being given appropriate advice about the potential side-effects of the drugs they have been prescribed. Seonaid Stallan's son Dylan was a teenager when he began receiving treatment for body dysmorphia and depression.