Daily Archives: 04/04/2011

The death of David Askew: Police force’s ‘total failure’ on hate crime

A police force that failed to treat a disabled man’s “years of torment” at the hands of local youths as disability hate crime has been heavily criticised by the police watchdog, and hate crime campaigners.
David Askew, who had learning difficulties, collapsed and died in March 2010 soon after police received reports that youths had again [...]