Posts Categorized: Victims’ Stories

Paul Dadge: former 7/7 bombings fire fighter speaks out on press intrusion and phone hacking

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A man who appeared in an iconic picture of the 7/7 bombings says he has accepted press intrusion into his life, six years after the event that pushed him into the public eye. Paul Dadge, a former fire fighter, was photographed running out of Edgware Road station with Davinia Douglass, who suffered severe facial injuries… Read more »

Journalist amongst 18 victims to publicly settle with News International today

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A journalist, novelist and campaigner was one of the phone-hacking victims who have settled with News Group Newspapers today. Joan Smith, whose phone was hacked and who was put under surveillance while she was MP Denis MacShane’s partner, received £27,500 in damages plus costs. Smith was present as her statement was read in court by… Read more »

Victims’ stories: Dowlers “very pleased” with full inquiry into practices of the press

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Their story outraged the whole nation. Three months ago, it was revealed that Milly Dowler, who was murdered by nightclub bouncer Levi Bellfield* in 2002, had her mobile phone hacked after her disappearance. The Dowler family and their solicitor Mark Lewis teamed up with the Hacked Off campaign to meet the leaders of the three… Read more »