Coroner’s warning after British father suffocated when snorkel mask restricted his breathing

A coroner today raised concerns over a snorkelling mask sold on Amazon after a British grandfather died of oxygen deprivation while on a dive during a visit to family in Western Australia.  An inquest heard decorator John Bazzoni bought a Gofun diving mask which claimed to be ‘anti-fog’ and ‘anti-leak’ online ahead of his trip to … Read more

Smart motorways UK: Roads bosses vow to speed up safety push after coroner’s ruling

Road chiefs have pledged to accelerate the rollout of potentially lifesaving safety measures on smart motorways following crisis talks with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The minister ordered Highways England to bring forward the deadline for installing vital technology which can detect when vehicles are marooned and prevent collisions. More CCTV is to be rolled out to … Read more

Families rubbish coroner’s claims their elderly relatives died at the hands of a serial killer

Families have rubbished a coroner’s claims that their elderly relatives died at the hands of a serial killer – instead of being murder-suicides as first thought.  A senior coroner’s officer published a 179-page report claiming there were significant similarities between the deaths of couples across North West England between 1996 and 2011. The incidents, which … Read more

LA coroner’s reports reveals pilot in Kobe Bryant crash had no alcohol or drugs in his system

The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has released the autopsy reports Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others who were killed in a California helicopter crash in January.  Bryant was headed to his daughter’s basketball tournament at his Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California, on the morning of January 26, when the … Read more