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Photos of victim attack published without his permission
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Hi,
My friend was a victim of a knife attack in London. He was left with stab wounds to his head back and a big scar on his face in addition to broken eye sockets and a broken upper jaw.
In the course of the incident, it was covered by newspapers. They published his name, his mum's name and the name of the school where he works,the subjects he teaches,the town where he is recuperating and then they published a photo of him which was picked up from his facebook.
This was after he had refused to have any pictures taken after the attack to ensure safety of him and his family.
Does he have any rights to proceed charges against the newspapers?
Any help will be appreciated.
My friend was a victim of a knife attack in London. He was left with stab wounds to his head back and a big scar on his face in addition to broken eye sockets and a broken upper jaw.
In the course of the incident, it was covered by newspapers. They published his name, his mum's name and the name of the school where he works,the subjects he teaches,the town where he is recuperating and then they published a photo of him which was picked up from his facebook.
This was after he had refused to have any pictures taken after the attack to ensure safety of him and his family.
Does he have any rights to proceed charges against the newspapers?
Any help will be appreciated.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It's not just about the photo...............it's the remainder of the reportage. His safety and that of his family 'could' be in real danger because of the bloody-minded mentality of some newspaper editors.
Check for Solicitors who operate the 'green-form scheme' (that's what it used to be called, anyway).
Check for Solicitors who operate the 'green-form scheme' (that's what it used to be called, anyway).
Hi,
There was no court injunction. But there must be some protection for a victim of an attack by 5 cruel people.
This victim is also the witness to the attack and is in the most delicate situation of danger.
He is going to live in the same area, has a job at the same school. There must be something protecting the rights and privacy and most importantly ensuring the safety of the victim of a gruesome attack.
There was no court injunction. But there must be some protection for a victim of an attack by 5 cruel people.
This victim is also the witness to the attack and is in the most delicate situation of danger.
He is going to live in the same area, has a job at the same school. There must be something protecting the rights and privacy and most importantly ensuring the safety of the victim of a gruesome attack.
seems odd to me
just had a word with one of the editors, they found the situation "odd" normal practice would be to approach the family for an interview but not name them if they preffered to stay private, she said this was esp true given the circumstances as decribed, with the victim being a witness and should the interview be declined, they would still run it but given the nature, privacy would/should be respected
yes we have used pictures from facebook as its a public domain and quotes from friends and colleagues in replace of family - against their wishes. however not when criminal charges are being brought and the victim is a witness.
just had a word with one of the editors, they found the situation "odd" normal practice would be to approach the family for an interview but not name them if they preffered to stay private, she said this was esp true given the circumstances as decribed, with the victim being a witness and should the interview be declined, they would still run it but given the nature, privacy would/should be respected
yes we have used pictures from facebook as its a public domain and quotes from friends and colleagues in replace of family - against their wishes. however not when criminal charges are being brought and the victim is a witness.
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