A retired British Airways captain was found hanged at his home on a millionaires’ estate after he was accused of ‘troubling’ domestic abuse, an inquest heard today. Former Concorde pilot and BBC composer David Ffoulkes-Williams, 62, was being investigated by police after a new girlfriend, who had moved into his lavish Surrey home, made allegations … Read more
The ‘desperate’ mother of a nine-year-old girl who died following a chronic asthma attack has said she would have moved house immediately had she known air pollution was harming her daughter, an inquest heard, Nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah died in February 2013 after suffering numerous seizures and making almost 30 visits to hospital with breathing problems over … Read more
Schoolgirl, 15, died at gathering with friends after taking ecstasy supplied by two teenagers who bought the tablets off the dark web, inquest hears Hannah Bragg, 15, from Tavistock, Devon, was killed by toxic effects of MDMA The schoolgirl who was celebrating end of exams took ecstasy in a field in 2018 Senior coroner said she was … Read more
Was tragic Ella, 9, killed by the ‘dash for diesel’? Inquest into asthma girl’s death is told policy fuelled rise in pollution Ella Kissi-Debrah died in 2013 after 3 years of seizures and 27 visits to hospital The nine-year-old lived 80ft from the South Circular road in south-east London Inquest into her death in 2014 … Read more
A toddler drowned in a hot tub after crawling outside when his mother left the back door open as she worked from home while caring for her twins, an inquest heard today. Eddie Murphy-Boxall, 18 months, was found unresponsive in the water by his heartbroken mother Siobhan Murphy, who had opened the door to let in some … Read more
Woman, 69, died in house fire after embers from wood burner ignited nearby ‘materials’ in her home, inquest hears Kathleen Braithwaite died in a ‘towering inferno’ at her home near Workington Plumes of smoke were seen billowing from the roof while fire engines arrived Blaze started moments after Mrs Braithwaite’s husband threw a log on … Read more
Four children aged three, four, six and eight, died in a horror house fire after their parents fell asleep while smoking in bed, an inquest has heard. Riley John Holt, eight, Keegan Jonathan Unitt, six, Tilly Rose Unitt, four, and Olly Unitt, three, died when a blaze broke out at their family home in Stafford, … Read more
A grandmother died in a ‘one-in-ten-million’ freak accident when an oxygen tank being used to treat her for suspected coronavirus exploded ‘like a Roman Candle firework’, an inquest has heard. Paramedics were administering oxygen treatment to Lynn Hadley at her home in Walsall, West Midlands, when sparks – described as like being from a ‘humongous … Read more
A father-of-two was found dead in a paddling pool in a back garden with his girlfriend in a heart-breaking double tragedy, an inquest heard. Jason Bentham was discovered in the water by police officers who attended the address in St Helens on May 8. The 43-year-old was alongside his partner and mother-of-three Michelle Slater with … Read more
An RAF serviceman was found hanged in his barracks after worrying about having his first child with his ex-girlfriend, a coroner has heard. Luke Neeson, 25, had been socialising with his colleagues at The Eagle Public House in Oxfordshire on Boxing Day when he started saying he was ‘anxious’ about becoming a first-time father. He … Read more