All news on the topic: Inquests

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Maddy Cusack's family issue statement as Sheffield United sack Jonathan Morgan
Maddy Cusack's family have reacted to the news that Jonathan Morgan has parted ways with Sheffield United after new information came to light surrounding the coach's conduct
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Couple's grief as newborn died at 16 hours as overstretched staff missed chances
Giles Cooper-Hall suffered a lack of oxygen and died at NHS' Plymouth's Derriford Hospital hours after birth, a tragedy investigated by healthcare watchdogs
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Helium balloons may come with warning as boy, 5, died after putting one on head
Karlton Donaghey was given the balloon Hoppings funfair in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and tried to "pretend he was a dinosaur and surprise his family" and sadly died in June 2022
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Death of boy, 19, found dead in canal basin 'could have been prevented'
Tobias Mannering's body was found in a canal basin near Ashton-under-Lyne after he took his own life. The coroner criticised agencies the vulnerable teen had contact with
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Coroner fights tears as she opens inquest into two murdered girls in Norwich
A coroner reached for a tissue while fighting tears as she opened the inquests of two young girls, a man and a woman who were found stabbed to death in Costessey, near Norwich
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Pregnant teacher with same extreme morning sickness as Kate takes her own life
Jessica Cronshaw,26, from Lancashire, was 28 weeks pregnant when she was found hanged in her family home, after experiencing a sharp decline in her mental health
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Woman tried to treat toothache with brother's meds - hours later they were dead
Jade Couperthwaite, from Bolton, tragically found her sister dead on a sofa last year - and then walked into a bedroom to find her brother had met the same fate
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Pregnant woman took own life after struggling with 'extreme morning sickness'
Jess Cronshaw and her partner Eddie, from Blackburn, were delighted when she fell pregnant - but she suffered the same extreme morning sickness as the Princess of Wales, an inquest heard
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Mum of bullied girl, 14, died of 'broken heart' months after child took her life
Mia Janin, who was relentlessly bullied online and at school, was discovered dead at her home near Barnet, north London, a tragedy which left parents Mariano and Marisa heartbroken
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Terminal couple likely died in 'pact' as they 'could not bear living apart'
Robert and Patricia Lloyd had been married for over 50 years - both were terminally ill, suffering from lung cancer, and a brain tumour and dementia, and an inquest heard they likely took their own lives
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Heartbreaking 'tomorrow will be hard' voice note girl, 14, sent before death
Year 10 pupil Mia Janin, 14, told her friend she was 'taking deep breaths' and 'mentally preparing to get bullied' at school in a voice note she sent before taking her own life
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Baby dies after being exposed to drugs as cocaine and cannabis found in body
An inquest heard how traces of cocaine and cannabis were found in the body of baby Evelynn Simmons-Avery, who mysteriously died at the age of just six months old
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Woman began 'talking gibberish' and died after taking toxic medication cocktail
Kirsty Doyle, 46, was on a number of medications after a crash in 2001 left her in chronic pain and with mobility issues, as an inquest heard she died from combined drug toxicity
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Adam Johnson's death to be reviewed by coroner after fatal skate-blade injury
A senior coroner is set to review all the evidence in the inquest into the death of Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson, who died in an ice hockey match last year
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'Sensible' man who fell from balcony on holiday was 'clumsy', inquest told
Londoner Benjamin Milner had been drinking while visiting Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City when he fell from the third floor of a guesthouse, an inquest in Bournemouth heard
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Everything we know so far after four people were found dead inside Norwich home
Police responded to a 999 call from a member of the public over concerns for residents inside one house in Costessey, Norfolk, and after they broke in they found the bodies of Bartlomiej Kuczynski, 45, Kanticha Sukpengpanao, 36, Jasmin Kuczynska, 12, and Natasha Kuczynska, nine
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Ex-teacher took own life after discovering husband 'cycling with another woman'
WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Catherine Disbury, 41, sent her estranged husband Noel a voice note saying "this is entirely on you" before she was found dead in her bedroom
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Teen named as having deliberately pushed boy, 13, who drowned in river pictured
Christopher Kapessa, 13, was pulled from the water two hours after he was pushed off a ledge into the River Cynon by teenager Jayden Pugh during a 'dangerous prank', an inquest heard
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Five words sealed boy's fate after being pushed into river during 'prank'
Christopher Kapessa was pushed into the the River Cynon, near Fernhill, Wales, in July 2019 as a prank by a friend and, as he was not a strong swimmer, fell under the water and later died
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Boy, 13, died after being pushed into the river as part of 'prank'
Christopher Kapessa had been playing near a river in the summer of 2019 when he was deliberately pushed into the water by Jayden Pugh in what the coroner said was a 'misplaced sense of fun'
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Man bled to death in field after amputating his penis as he 'didn't need it'
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Reginald Alan Roach 63, bled to death despite frantic efforts to save his life, after he was discovered by retired nurse Margaret Webster in a field in Bangor
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'Selfish' drink driver killed teen as he rushed to meet woman from dating site
David Harwood, who knocked down and killed 15-year-old Dylan Crossey in a hit and run after drinking lager and wine, was "selfish beyond comprehension", said a coroner
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Ofsted 'should scrap all graded inspections in wake of headteacher's death'
The NAHT school leaders’ union has called on Ofsted to introduce ungraded school inspections in the wake of head teacher Ruth Perry's death after a visit by the watchdog
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Three killed by river as Land Rover off-road expedition went wrong, inquest told
Leslie Forbes, Kenneth Patrick Hibbins and Scott Thomas Daddy all died after their Land Rover was "swept away" in flood water as they tried to cross the River Esk in North Yorkshire, inquests heard
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Peter's Pies heir's 'murder victim' died of 'stab wounds' at Christmas
William Bush was found dead on Christmas Eve in the house he shared with former fellow private school pupil Dylan Thomas, who has since been charged with murder