21/10/2016 Look North (Yorkshire)

Good evening from Look North. a towering PR disaster.

The family of a man, who was killed by

a South Yorkshire Police horse 16 years ago,

are calling for a fresh inquiry into his death.

was trampled on before a match in Rotherham.

but the footage wasn't shown at the inquest into Terry's death.

His widow has spoken to the BBC's Inside Out.

Terry Coles, a father and a football fan

who lost his life following his team.

at the side of Rotherham's old Millmoor ground.

There was trouble. Fans were throwing stones.

Alan Roberts was another Swansea supporter there that day.

16 years on, this is the first time he's been back,

the first time he's spoken about what he saw.

You could tell by the policd officer's body language.

He spotted something, he saw something

You know, the horse geed up, I do not know what term

they use, the horse term, but the horse went faster.

You know, he only took a couple of strides

and, as I was turning back to see where the police officer was,

The inquest jury declared Terry Coles' death was an accident,

but Alan Roberts was never called to give evidence in person

and, even more surprisingly, the whole incident

but that was never shown to the jury.

I actually viewed the tape and, to this day, I'd definhtely

say that the horse went directly into his path.

A review by the Independent Police Complaints Commission

heavily criticised three officers, including the horse rider,

PC Dave Lindsay, here leaving the inquest.

One of the match commanders, Superintendent Dave Turner,

was given a written warning, but his colleague,

Chief Inspector Paul Croplex, and PC Lindsay, had retired by then,

The family recently discovered that two of thosd

officers had been involved in the Hillsborough disaster.

Both those officers, Dave Lindsay and Paul Cropldy, gave

statements after the Hillsborough disaster, talking about fans

who were drunk and who didn't have tickets.

Now, that's the narrative that's been rejected twice.

First by Lord Justice Taylor's inquiry in 1989 and again

by the fresh Hillsborough inquests that finished earlier this xear

South Yorkshire Police told us they're now working

to gain a better understandhng of their concerns.

It seems the force is still weighed down by the mistakes of its past.

Dan Johnson, BBC Look North, Rotherham.

A 23-year-old motorist, who paralysed himself and khlled

two of his passengers while racing on roads in West Yorkshire,

Another of Thomas McMeekin's passengers was also paralysdd.

Our crime correspondent John Cundy reports.

Wheelchair-bound Thomas McMdekin will probably be paralysed

for the rest of his life, btt today, he was still jailed for 7.5 years

for what was called his "lunatic driving" which killed

two of his passengers in a road disaster last year.

Motorists Thomas McMeekin bragged he could offer lifts

He'd show off to children, doing dangerous high-speed

But on that Saturday in March last year, McMeekin lost control

of his car and smashed into this tree at the side of the A62,

Rhys Baker and George Wharton, both 14, were killed.

Two other teenage boy passengers suffered life-changing disabilities,

Thomas McMeekin had been warned by his mother and other children

to stop his dangerous driving in the days before the tragddy.

This was, to use that clichd, an accident waiting to happdn.

And tragically, it did happdn on that fateful day.

Two boys lost their lives and two others were seriously injured

and McMeekin now has receivdd the justice of the court.

They are disappointed with the sentence

They were obviously aware of the injuries that Mr McMdekin

sustained in the accident, but feel the sentence is low,

given the devastation that was caused to four famhlies

The community in Morley werd united in grief after last year's tragedy.

Hundreds attended a vigil for the victims.

The judge told Thomas McMeekin that, but for his own self-inflicted

injuries, his sentence of 7.5 years jail, for causing the tragic deaths

of Rhys Baker and George Wh`rton, could have been even longer.

The family of a father and daughter who died in a house fire

in Wakefield have returned to the scene.

Police believe the fire that killed eight-year-old

Kierra Broadhead and her dad Andrew was started deliberately.

They launched a murder investigation yesterday.

Kierra's sister and mother, who escaped the fire,

looked at floral tributes outside their home.

In a statement, they said they were "devastated" and thanked

Labour has held the West Yorkshire seat of Batley and Spen

after the death of MP Jo Cox led to a by-election.

Former Coronation Street actress, Tracy Brabin,

The Conservatives, Lib Dems, and Ukip decided

not to put up candidates in the contest as a mark of respect,

but several fringe parties took part.

The Herd of Sheffield - 58 individually designed eldphants,

which have been dotted around the city since July -

were auctioned off last night at The Crucible.

They raised just over ?400,000 for the Children's Hospital Charity.

It'll be using the money to provide new life saving equipment.

I cycle to work and, every day when I cycled

to work when they were out, you'd just see clusters

I also used to check them for damage as well.

But yeah, it's just brilliant and then, when you go out in town,

and you see families ticking them off on sheets,

and then they're off to the next one,

yeah, it's been just really inspiring.

Every home should have won. Now for a look at the weather. How hs it

looking? Not bad, more sunshine than today.

Some showers but a good deal of dry and bright weather as well. High

still dominating, one blip by the middle of next week, low prdssure

pushing in and becoming settled again towards the end of next week.

-- high pressure dominating. Some showers pushing in from the east

right now, moving westwards through the night, some mist in rur`l spots,

and temperatures lower in the countryside. Cool and potentially

misty start tomorrow, dry and bright weather, just a few light showers

from the East. More likely to catch them in the afternoon and e`stern

areas favoured for this but a lot of dry and fine weather, temperatures

around 11 or 12 degrees, decent weather if you wrap up warm. Sunday

will feel cooler because thd grease will be fresher. The weekend

overall, light showers, takdn on Bella, although you might not need

it, dry and usable weather. -- take your umbrella. Frosty start on

Monday, and the potential for some thrust after