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2 weeks ago | 
channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee
The family of a Brazilian man who was mistakenly shot dead by police in a London tube station say they hope a new television drama about his death will “show the world the truth”. 27-year-old Jean Charles de Menezes was shot by two police marksmen in Stockwell station in July 2005 – after they mistook him for a terror suspect. The four part docudrama on Disney+ looks at the events surrounding his death.
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3 weeks ago | 
channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee
The drugging and mass rape of Gisele Pelicot by her husband – inside her own home – shocked not only France, but the entire world. The UK Government said it was ‘highly likely’ that similar crimes were being committed here. Campaigners have told this programme a lack of comprehensive data on spiking means the scale of the problem could be vastly under-estimated, as well as under-reported.
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4 weeks ago | 
channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee
At a high court hearing in India today, Justice Sachin Datta described the Delhi Police investigation into the murder of Harshita Brella as “showing utter incompetence.”In the heart of New Delhi, a short walk from India Gate, Ms Brella’s sister – Sonia Dabas – and her father, Satbir Brella, find themselves at the Delhi High Court for a second time since January. “I have no option but to be hopeful. There is no power in my hands. I can’t interfere with the judicial system,” said Dabas.
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1 month ago | 
channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee
Following our report last night, there have been further developments in the case of Harshita Brella, whose body was found in the boot of a car in London four months ago. The prime suspect, her husband Pankaj Lamba, fled to India. Today, police in Delhi issued a wanted notice for him. Harshita’s family has told Channel 4 News this should have happened much sooner. The police also confirmed they have arrested his parents and said his sister has gone on the run.
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1 month ago | 
channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee
Channel 4 News reports exclusively from South Delhi, unveiling new details in the case of Harshita Brella, alleged to have been murdered by her husband Pankaj Lamba in Corby four months ago. The team shed new light on Pankaj Lamba’s movements in the days following Harshita’s death, after Northamptonshire Police named him as the main suspect in the case.
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1 month ago | 
channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee
Over seven years after he was arrested and detained in India, Scottish Sikh Jagtar Singh Johal has been acquitted in one of nine cases against him alleging terror, violence and assassination attempts on religious leaders. A court in Moga, Punjab, rejected allegations against him made by Indian authorities, finding that prosecutors had produced no credible evidence linking him to the crimes he was charged with.
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2 months ago | 
channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee
Earlier this week Channel 4 News revealed claims that some prison officers at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey had breached Government policy by shackling and restraining pregnant prisoners during labour. The Ministry of Justice says it will investigate ‘urgently’. Channel 4 News understands that a woman just yesterday was subject to similar treatment after giving birth. The Royal College of Midwives is calling for radical reform for pregnant women in prison.
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2 months ago | 
channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee
Giving birth can be one of the toughest times in a woman’s life. But tonight the ministry of Justice is urgently looking into concerns raised by Channel 4 News that women at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey have been shackled and restrained while in labour – at times by male prison officers. There are now calls for an independent inquiry into why this breach of both personal dignity and clear Government policy was allowed to happen.
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2 months ago | 
channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee
Members of Donald Trump’s team are traveling to Saudi Arabia tonight to begin talks with Russia about a possible deal over Ukraine. But President Zelenskyy has said he will not accept a deal imposed on Ukraine without his country’s involvement in the talks. European leaders are convening tomorrow for an emergency summit to discuss the crisis sparked by Donald Trump’s talks with Vladimir Putin and America’s stated intention to withdraw from its role underpinning Europe’s security.
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2 months ago | 
channel4.com | Ria Chatterjee
Ukraine’s president has called for the creation of a European army and warned the United States not to negotiate with Vladimir Putin “behind our backs”. And this afternoon after President Trump’s envoy suggested peace talks would be between Russia and Ukraine, with America and no one else present, President Zelenskyy said Europe needed to be represented too. It was the culmination of a busy day at the Munich Security Conference.
