Twin, 21, who took ecstasy for the first time was found dead on her bathroom floor, inquest hears

Twin, 21, who took ecstasy for the first time was found dead on her bathroom floor, inquest hears Kirstie Smith’s body was found in the bathroom of her Wolverhampton house She died in May 2019 after taking a significant amount of MDMA for the first time Her parents have now spoken out at the inquest … Read more

James Stunt’s former bodyguard stole 16-carat yellow diamond worth £515,000 from tycoon, court hears

James Stunt’s former bodyguard stole a 16-carat yellow diamond worth £515,000 from a safe during a £20million raid on the tycoon’s Belgravia mansion, a court heard. Justinas Ivaskevicius, 34, allegedly swiped the rock at some point between 12 and 15 December 2017. Police attended the address to find no forced entry and interviewed Mr Stunt’s … Read more

Adventurer, 60, hanged himself within hours of his partner dumping him, inquest hears

Andrew Barton-Taylor (pictured) took his own life in Crowthorne, Berkshire, on November 29 after Ann Harvey ended their romance An adventurer hanged himself within hours of his partner dumping him after an ‘up and down’ 11-year relationship, an inquest heard today. Andrew Barton-Taylor took his own life in Crowthorne, Berkshire, on November 29 after Ann Harvey ended their … Read more

Russian airline boss, 46, accused of £2.3million fraud at VIM should not be extradited, court hears

Russian airline boss, 46, accused of £2.3million fraud while working at VIM airlines should not be extradited because jails in her homeland are unsafe, court hears Alevtina Kalashnikova, 46, allegedly stole 212million rubles from 2014 and 2017 She appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today with a Miu Miu handbag Kalahsnikova allegedly used the now defunct VIM … Read more

Father, 40, attacked his children and slit their throats, inquest hears 

Two children aged one and three died after their throats were slit by their father, an inquest has heard. Nineteen-month-old Pavinya Nithiyakumar and three-year-old Nigish Nithiyakumar died after suffering knife wounds at their home in Ilford, east London on Sunday, April 26.   Their father Nithin Kumar, 40, also suffered a knife injury and is in … Read more