British Army soldier, 24, hanged himself after being told to ‘man up’ when he asked for time off

British Army soldier, 24, hanged himself after being told to ‘man up’ when he asked for time off to look after his daughter during lockdown, inquest hears Rfn Mitchell Matthews, 24, took time off as nurse wife Katy worked in pandemic Widow told hearing he was told to ‘man up’ and felt under increasing pressure … Read more

Four men are hanged in Iran for gang-raping mountain climber in front of her husband

Four men are hanged in Iran for gang-raping mountain climber in front of her husband The men attacked the woman who was climbing a mountain in Khorasan Razavi They tied up her husband’s hands and feet and made him watch the gang-rape They were hanged on Monday after the Supreme Court in Iran found them guilty … Read more

Nightclub DJ, 33, hanged himself after phoning his partner

Nightclub DJ, 33, hanged himself after phoning his partner to tell her taking his own life was ‘the only way out’, inquest hears Guy Alderton died last May after telling girlfriend suicide was ‘the only way out’ He was found hanging in his workshop in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire Inquest heard carpenter Mr Alderton had a history of … Read more

‘Chaotic’ care home fined £40,000 as judge rules they failed to protect patient who hanged herself

A healthcare charity has been fined £40,000 after failing to protect a vulnerable teenager who took her own life whilst in their care. Sophie Bennett, 19, was found hanged in a bathroom in Lancaster Lodge, a residential care home in Richmond, west London, in May 2016 – just over a year after she was admitted … Read more

‘Chaotic’ care home fined £40,000 as judge rules they failed to protect patient who hanged herself

A healthcare charity has been fined £40,000 after failing to protect a vulnerable teenager who took her own life whilst in their care. Sophie Bennett, 19, was found hanged in a bathroom in Lancaster Lodge, a residential care home in Richmond, west London, in May 2016 – just over a year after she was admitted … Read more

Girl, 4, accidentally hanged herself when cycle helmet stuck in tree

‘Broken’ mother reveals her ‘hellstorm of grief’ after daughter, 4, accidentally hanged herself when her pink unicorn cycle helmet got tangled in a tree Freya Thorpe was climbing a tree by her home in Upper Heyford, near Bicester  The four-year-old slipped and a strap from her bike helmet caught on the tree  Mum Elise Thorpe … Read more

Woman is hanged after dying from a heart attack in Iran

Woman is hanged after dying from a heart attack in Iran: Murderer’s execution goes ahead with corpse so victim’s mother could exercise her right to kick away chair from under her Zahra Ismaili was convicted of killing her husband, an intelligence official  Her lawyer claimed the husband had been abusive to her and her daughter … Read more

Office worker, 27, hanged herself hours after wine and cocaine-fuelled row with boyfriend

An office worker nicknamed ‘The Boss Lady’ by colleagues took her own life after a wine and cocaine-fuelled row with her boyfriend who she had recently dumped, an inquest has heard. Alexandra Green, 27, had been drinking wine and taking cocaine during a night in with Damian Smith, but asked him to leave her home … Read more

London firefighter who hanged himself was not being ‘bullied’ as the only BAME member, inquest hears

The colleagues of a junior firefighter who took his own life did not think he was being bullied, an inquest has heard. Jaden Francois-Esprit, 21, was found hanged at his home in Wapping, east London, in August 2020 despite no previous history of mental health issues.    The inquest heard the firefighter felt he was being bullied … Read more

Ex-Sugar Hut boss Mick Norcross, 57, was found hanged in basement

TOWIE star Mick Norcross was found hanged in the basement of his Essex mansion, an inquest heard today, as his heartbroken son Kirk shared a poignant picture of him hugging his dad. The popular television personality and former owner of The Sugar Hut nightclub in Brentwood was discovered in his gated home in Bulphan, near Upminster, … Read more