All news on the topic: Inquests
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Teen arrested after elderly man killed while crossing road outside restaurant
Thames Valley Police are appealing for witnesses after the pensioner was killed in Banbury, Oxfordshire, on Friday night as a teenager is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
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Mum killed by 'careless' DPD driver as coroner calls for better break time laws
Jennifer Davies, 69, was fatally knocked down as she crossed a roundabout in Brighton, East Sussex, with coroner Penelope Schofield writing to the Department for Transport
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Spate of suicides rock Cambridge University as six students die in six months
Cambridge University bosses pledged to investigate after a spate of suicides saw six of its students take their own lives in as many months last year in a shocking 500 per cent increase
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Mum killed in suspected murder-suicide called police the day before she died
Sherrie Milnes, 51, was found dead in her home in Weymouth, Dorset, in April 2021 with stab wounds and wounds to her neck, while Steven Doughty was also later found dead
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Boys, 7 and 9, found strangled in bedroom with mum's body discovered in home
Alexander, nine, and Maximus, seven were found dead with their mum Nadja De Jager in a home in London earlier this month - an inquest opened today and revealed the boys died from 'ligature compression of the neck' and were found in an upstairs bedroom
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'Boris makes my blood boil - my mum couldn't see a GP and died alone'
Rachel Dickinson's 'blood boils' amid Partygate after she followed lockdown rules and stayed away from her mum - who struggled to get a face-to-face GP appointment when she became unwell. A few months after her symptoms began, she died from cancer
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'Happy and healthy' boy, 2, went to bed for an afternoon nap and never woke up
Liam Mwaita Musvinu was a 'healthy and happy boy' and had spent the day with his family like any other, before he had a nap that the two-year-old would never wake up from
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Baby boy died of ‘catastrophic’ brain injury after van crashed into pram
An inquest has heard how a baby boy died from a 'catastrophic brain injury' and his mum left seriously injured when they were hit by a van driven by a woman with undiagnosed Alzheimer's
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Mum died in childbirth as doctor's warning against natural delivery 'got lost'
Lucy Howell died giving birth to her second daughter in 2021, and an inquest heard advice for her not to have a natural birth due to previous complications was "lost"
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Family of mum who took own life after benefits cut win bid for fresh inquest
Jodey Whiting died in February 2017 after her disability benefit was stopped. Her mother Joy Dove took her fight for a new inquest to the Court of Appeal - and it has now been granted
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'Beautiful' mum's desperate attempts to call 999 before Dover cliff-top fall
Danyell Sinckler, 32, died after falling near South Foreland Lighthouse in Saint Margaret's Bay, Dover, last May. Her body was found by a National Trust worker on the shore
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'True gent' found dead by mum at back door after night out to celebrate new job
Alex Murray was out celebrating a new job with friends in Blackburn and staggered home drunk but was found unresponsive by the backdoor by his mum
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Mourners wear pink in tribute to girl, 16, stabbed to death in park
Brianna Ghey, from Birchwood, Warrington, was found with fatal stab wounds on a path in Culcheth Linear Park on the afternoon of Saturday February 11.
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Girl, 3, went to bed with a runny nose - but mysteriously never woke up
Eva Rydings, from Oldham, was found dead in her bed by her brother in the morning after going to bed having appeared to be "healthy" and "normal", an inquest heard
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Student, 21, falls to his death from tower block 'in confused state'
Nikhil Manglani's girlfriend said his behaviour was "totally out of character", after a toxicology report found he was sober, and his family confirmed he had no history of mental health issues
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Young couple found dead together with message painted on tree
WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Charlie Eccleston, 19, and Zaiga Gravenieks, 20, were found dead together as one of their mums told an inquest the couple lived, died and were buried together
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Mum's heartbreak after 'popular' son, 13, falls to his death from car park roof
Noah Gamero, 13, from Hull, was described as the "beating heart and soul" of his family by heartbroken mum Charlotte, with his final hours alive still a mystery
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Woman took own life after partner's no to baby and wanted dog share, court hears
Caroline Forte was a "happy and fun loving person" but her mental health deteriorated following the break-up of her relationship and who would have custody of the dog, an inquest heard
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Tragic final text of 'much-loved' student who took own life after night out
The 26-year-old student described by his parents as having 'very high intellect' and 'huge emotional empathy' was found dead just hours after an argument with his flatmate
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Dad expecting twins had 95% chance of survival but ambulance took too long
A dad in County Durham was expecting twins when he passed away last year following a motorbike collision. He had a high chance of survival, but an investigation found that failures meant an ambulance could not get there on time
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Boy, 8, found drowned in car 7 hours after mum crashed off road and into pond
The inquest into the deaths of an eight-year-old boy and his mum from Lincolnshire revealed the pair both died from drowning when the car they were travelling in crashed and flipped into a pond
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Babestation model dies aged 24 - as mum says 'we will never get over losing her'
Amy Gregory, who died aged 24, was 'a resilient, strong, and beautiful girl who had overcome a lot of struggles and made the most of her short life', her heartbroken family said
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Mum's heartbreak over string of failures that led to daughter's death at just 22
Laura Davis, 22, took her own life after she was given a plastic bag and allowed access to a ligature at Arbury Court psychiatric intensive care facility in Warrington, Cheshire
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Nightclub worker, who was over drink-drive limit, dies in crash on way home
An inquest at Stoke Town Hall heard that Kelsey Stuttard was more than twice the drink-drive limit, after smashing her Audi A3 crashed into a bridge on Macclesfield Road in May 2022
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Mothers of Manchester Arena victims say ministers have left them 'numb'
The grieving families of teenage sweethearts Liam Curry and Chloe Rutherford want the government to change the law so they can register the deaths of their children
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