Police renew appeal for information on murdered Putin critic hours before his inquest today – with call for witnesses of ‘black VW van’ seen near home of 68-year-old found ‘strangled to death’ a week after Salisbury Novichok attack Met Police’s Richard Smith said questions remain over Nikolay Glushkov’s death The 68-year-old was found in New … Read more
A two-week-old baby boy who was killed after his pram was struck by a car died as a result of ‘major trauma’, an inquest heard today. Ciaran Leigh Morris was pinned to a wall by a BMW that mounted the pavement in Brownhills, West Midlands, at around 4pm on Easter Sunday. The newborn was rushed … Read more
A mother-of-three died after she was attacked by two American bulldogs in her home following a ‘heated’ argument with her daughter, an inquest has heard. Elayne Stanley, 44, suffered multiple dog bite injuries at her home in Widnes, Cheshire, on September 24 2019. An inquest at Parr Hall, Warrington, on Wednesday, heard the dogs had … Read more
Evan Smith, 21, was forced to call 999 from his temporary bed in a hospital corridor when he grew concerned about his oxygen levels A patient in sickle cell crisis who rang 999 from his hospital bed after being refused oxygen would not have died if medical staff had recognised his symptoms and offered a … Read more
19-month-old toddler suffocated after falling down gap behind his mother’s bed while watching TV, inquest hears, as coroner rules death was ‘tragic accident’ L-Jay Leon Crossling Meads died at the family home in Grove Hill, Middlesbrough He fell down the side of his mother’s double bed before being rushed to hospital Pathologists ruled toddler died from … Read more
Urban explorer, 22, plunged 20 feet to his death when he fell through roof of abandoned dairy building, inquest hears Ethan Bonnar, 22, suffered a traumatic brain injury after the fall in Totnes, Devon He had been reported missing but was found a day later in the disused building Student loved climbing and exploring abandoned … Read more
Mother of four-year-old twins who suffered with anxiety during lockdown and was worried about her weight died after taking cocktail of painkillers, inquest hears Leisa Foley suffered with back pain and concerns about weight, inquest heard She was also suffering with mental health issues her sister told the hearing Told her doctor she was suffering … Read more
Sarah Everard, 33, went missing on March 3 after leaving a friend’s house in Clapham, sparking a week-long search that ended when her body was found in woodland near Ashford The inquest into the death of Sarah Everard will open today after a second post-mortem examination to establish how she was killed was ordered yesterday … Read more
Police ‘more than minimally’ contributed to a father-of-two’s death when they restrained him, an inquest jury has found. Leon Briggs, 39, was detained under the Mental Health Act and taken to Luton police station in handcuffs and leg restraints on November 4, 2013. The lorry driver died around two hours later at Luton and Dunstable … Read more
Surveyor, 26, killed herself after being sexually assaulted by man who videoed attack at 21st birthday party, inquest hears Sophie Clarke was revising for exams while working for Savills, an inquest heard A GP revealed that Sophie was left distressed by a sexual attack by the man Inquest was told she was too embarrassed to … Read more