Latest news with #NorthumbriaPolice
Daily Record
a day ago
- Daily Record
Dad left with massive legal bill after being dragged away from dying daughter
A five-day trial took place and now Dr Rashid Abbasi has to cover the cost. A dad is facing a huge legal bill after being dragged away from his dying daughter's hospital bedside. Dr Rashid Abbasi had brought a case against the police for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment. He also claimed Northumbria Police officers were guilty of assault and battery against him, but his legal bid was thrown out and slammed as dishonest by a judge. He launched the civil claims and a five-day trial took place at Newcastle Crown Court. Now he has to pay for the proceedings and around 60 to 70 per cent of the force's legal costs. The bill is estimated at anywhere from £50,000 up to £100,000. Disturbing video images showed him shouting 'b*******' and biting officers who restrained and dragged him from intensive care in August 2019. He now faces paying not only his own legal costs but the costs of Northumbria Police following a case which took six years to come to court. He had attempted to recover some costs under a one way cost shifting regime. But it is understood that police have opposed that move and it is set to be rejected by the judge. It was a bid to offset some of the 'costs liability' which will run into tens of thousands of pounds. Police footage showed Dr Abbasi, 64, sparking the violence in the paediatric unit of the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, said Recorder James Murphy in his judgement. He condemned his 'quite appalling' allegations that an officer had told him that he would never see daughter Zainab again as untrue and said that he doubted even Dr Abbasi had ever believed it. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. In his damning judgement, he said: "I would be very surprised that a member of the public let alone a police officer would not have decided there was likely to be a breach of the peace. "The attitude of Dr Abbasi at the time described by the nurses and also the security guards paint a much more accurate picture of the menace present on the ward used by Dr Abbasi. "It is perfectly clear to me looking at his demeanour and attitude. If I was a bystander having watched this footage, a reasonable description would have been that Dr Abbasi was a coiled spring." He and his wife, Aliya, 57, also a doctor, were told that medics wanted to remove Zainab, six, from a ventilator keeping her alive. The little girl suffered from a life-limiting neurodegenerative condition called Niemann-Pick Disease. It was a 'truly shocking' incident, the judge said. She died four weeks after it. Speaking after the case earlier this month, Dr Abbasi said: "My daughter Zainab was the light of my life." The Mirror reports he added: "She was a critically ill young girl. She needed both her parents by her bedside. Any father would have been desperate to stay. "I am disappointed that the arrest was held to be lawful and the description of me by the Judge as a menace was unwarranted and hurtful and is not borne out by the video footage which tells its own story." His solicitor, Daniel Cooper, Partner at Imran Khan and Partners, said he would be advising on the merits of an appeal "in due course." Both Northumbria Police and Dr Abassi's legal team declined to comment on the legal bill.
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Homes evacuated due to suspected unexploded device
People have been evacuated from their homes following reports of a suspected unexploded device. Northumbria Police said it received reports about the device on Swinhoe Road in the Great Park area of Newcastle at 12:20 BST. It said a number of nearby properties had been evacuated as a precaution and emergency services were in attendance. The force's explosive ordnance disposal team was due to attend the scene, it added. Great Park Community Centre posted on social media that it had shut for the day after being advised to evacuate. Follow BBC Newcastle on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram. Playpark where 176 bombs found closed 'for months' Northumbria Police
The Sun
a day ago
- General
- The Sun
Kids club evacuated over ‘unexploded bomb' sparking huge emergency response
A KIDS club was forced to evacuate after a suspected unexploded bomb was found nearby. Cops rushed to the scene in Newcastle and cordoned off the road. 3 3 Great Park Community Centre posted online to say they have been advised to evacuate as a precaution. It is understood that the community centre was hosting a kids club. All children are safe and with the group leaders, the community centre added. A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "At 12.20pm today (Friday), we received a report of a suspected unexploded device at an address on Swinhoe Road in the Great Park area of Newcastle. "Emergency services are in attendance and a number of properties in the area have been evacuated as a precaution. "A cordon has been put in place and an Explosive Ordinance Disposal team is due to attend the scene. "Anyone in the area with concerns should approach an officer on duty." Speaking to the Chronicle, a local said: "A couple of lads found a grenade, and they have evacuated the community centre, and some people from their homes. "They have been told to go to the racecourse or Morrisons, as police are waiting for a specialist team." 3
BBC News
a day ago
- General
- BBC News
Great Park homes evacuated due to suspected unexploded device
People have been evacuated from their homes following reports of a suspected unexploded Police said it received reports about the device on Swinhoe Road in the Great Park area of Newcastle at 12:20 said a number of nearby properties had been evacuated as a precaution and emergency services were in force's explosive ordnance disposal team was due to attend the scene, it added. Great Park Community Centre posted on social media that it had shut for the day after being advised to evacuate. Follow BBC Newcastle on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram.
Daily Record
a day ago
- Daily Record
Dad dragged away from dying daughter's bed by cops hit with huge legal bill
Dr Rashid Abbasi will have to pay the legal fees after losing his case for wrongful arrest. A dad who was dragged away from his dying daughter's hospital bed by police has been hit with a huge legal bill. Dr Rashid Abbasi will have to pay the legal fees after losing his case for wrongful arrest. He also brought a civil claim for false imprisonment and assault and battery against Northumbria Police but was condemned as dishonest by a judge. Now, he will have to pay for the five-day trial at Newcastle Crown Court. It means he will have to pay for his civil case and around 60 to 70 per cent of the legal costs of Northumbria Police, a bill estimated at anywhere from £50,000 up to £100,000. In disturbing video images reported by the Mirror, footage showed him shouting 'b*******' and biting officers who restrained and dragged him from intensive care in August 2019. Dr Abbasi had attempted to recover some costs under a one way cost shifting regime but it is understood that police have opposed that move and it is set to be rejected by the judge. It was a bid to offset some of the 'costs liability' which will run into tens of thousands of pounds. Police footage showed Dr Abbasi, 64, sparked the violence in the paediatric unit of the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, said Recorder James Murphy in his judgement. He condemned his 'quite appalling' allegations that an officer had told him that he would never see daughter Zainab again as untrue and said that he doubted even Dr Abbasi had ever believed it. In his damning judgement, he said: "I would be very surprised that a member of the public let alone a police officer would not have decided there was likely to be a breach of the peace. "The attitude of Dr Abbasi at the time described by the nurses and also the security guards paint a much more accurate picture of the menace present on the ward used by Dr Abbasi. "It is perfectly clear to me looking at his demeanour and attitude. If I was a bystander having watched this footage, a reasonable description would have been that Dr Abbasi was a coiled spring." He and his wife, Aliya, 57, also a doctor, were told that medics wanted to remove Zainab, six, from a ventilator keeping her alive. The little girl suffered from a life-limiting neurodegenerative condition called Niemann-Pick Disease. It was a 'truly shocking' incident, the judge said. She died four weeks later. Speaking after the case earlier this month, Dr Abbasi said: "My daughter Zainab was the light of my life. "She was a critically ill young girl. She needed both her parents by her bedside. Any father would have been desperate to stay. "I am disappointed that the arrest was held to be lawful and the description of me by the Judge as a menace was unwarranted and hurtful and is not borne out by the video footage which tells its own story." His solicitor, Daniel Cooper, Partner at Imran Khan and Partners, said he would be advising on the merits of an appeal "in due course." Both Northumbria Police and Dr Abassi's legal team declined to comment on the legal bill.
