Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The mother of a man who was murdered by his neighbour while on bail has welcomed a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into his death.
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who → murder → death
Nicholas Henry struck Daniel Greer, 33, with a shovel and stabbed nine times in his own front garden in Airdrie on October 17 2020.
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Henry → strike → October
Henry then hid Daniel’s body in the victim’s house where his father found him two days later.
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father → hide → him
Henry was jailed for a minimum of 21 years, but died in prison in August aged 49.
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Henry → jail → August
The murderer had been out on bail for another violent attack, and in the months before was arrested on two occasions for violent and drug offences – but was released each time.
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murderer → arrest → offences
Henry had previously been sentenced to 12 years in 2011 after an attack which nearly left his victim with a severed hand.
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which → sentence → hand
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Amanda Greer, Daniel’s mother, hopes the FAI will help protect other families from known offenders.
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FAI → read → offenders
She said: “It’s not good enough to trust an electronic tag, a fortnightly check in with a social worker or to blame overcrowding prisons – innocent people literally die because of bad decisions and it needs to stop.
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it → say → decisions
“He was kind-hearted and good spirited person that lifted the moods of those around him.
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that → lift → him
“There are simply no words to describe the agony I felt after Daniel was murdered and it’s a pain that has never diminished.”
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that → be → agony
Amanda said there was “simply no reason for this attack to have taken place”.
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attack → say → place
“When I heard Henry had a history of violence and that police were in contact with him for license breaches before he killed Daniel I was just stunned.”
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I → hear → Daniel
Amanda said she was “devastated, shocked, furious and confused,” before adding: “I couldn’t process what I was hearing.
“Ever since then I’ve tried to get to find out just what went wrong.
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what → say → what
I’m glad that the Crown has decided to look into things.
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Crown → ’m → things
“Waiting all this time has been a real challenge but knowing there’s hope and answers on the horizon means I know it will be worth the wait and the fight.
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it → wait → horizon
“Good people up and down the country would rightly think that when police come into contact with known criminals – especially violent offenders – that common sense will kick in to deal with them properly, remove risks and keep people safe.”
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sense → think → people
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said the Lord Advocate decided the case needed to be examined further.
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case → say → ?
A spokesperson said: “Crown Counsel has instructed that a discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry be held into the death of Daniel Greer.
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Inquiry → say → Greer
“The Lord Advocate considers that there are issues surrounding the circumstances of the death which merit further examination in the public interest.
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which → consider → interest
“A Fatal Accident Inquiry is a judicial process which seeks to establish the circumstances of a death and identify what lessons, if any, may be learned.
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which → seek → lessons
“The Procurator Fiscal is taking forward the necessary work to initiate the Inquiry and Mr Greer’s family will continue to be kept informed of significant developments.”
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family → take → developments
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