All news on the topic: Inquests

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Fitness instructor died of 'pain-induced cardiac arrest' after leaving A&E
Sharon Lamb was admitted into Newcastle's RVI with chronic hip pain but died after 'inadequate triage and missed opportunities for assessment'
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Girl, 18, died in prison after assaulting medic who stopped her drinking petrol
WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Annelise Sanderson died after assaulting a medic who stopped her from drinking petrol as her mum told an inquest she had phoned in twice with 'concerns' about her welfare
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Man fell 50ft to his death trying to get out of car park at 4am after night out
Craig Hodkinson, 33, became stuck inside a car park without a fob to leave following a night out in Bolton, and in his attempts to leave he plunged 50ft into the River Croal, an inquest heard
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Dad got heartbreaking message from son on day he died in Reading terror attack
James Furlong's dad has told an inquest that he opened a Father's Day card from his son 'with a broken heart' the day after he was killed in the Reading terror attack
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Children still living in hell of mouldy homes three years after toddler's death
Tenants of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing say their complaints about infestations of mould causing misery and health problems are falling on deaf ears three years after two-year-old Awaab Ishak died from prolonged exposure
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Woman died in 'surgical catastrophe' as she lost 17 litres of blood on table
Freda Fox, 76, died shortly after a cancer operation at St Vincent’s University Hospital carried out by two medical trainees which ended in a shocking 'surgical catastrophe'
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Boy, 7, died of undiagnosed eating disorder as he lived on just 'a few biscuits'
Alfie Nicholls, who had autism, died at age seven after developing the undiagnosed eating disorder ARFID - now his mum now wants everyone to be aware of the condition and how to manage it
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Chef says he would not have served pizza if he'd known about allergy
James Atkinson had a severe allergic reaction shortly after eating a chicken tikka masala pizza from Dadyal Pizza, Newcastle
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Fire that killed gran and disabled son possibly caused by 'faulty' tumble dryer
North London Coroner's Court was told the Whirlpool tumble dryer experienced an "electrical fault" which is said to have caused the fire that led to Champagauri Bhatt and her son Dipak's deaths
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Pal told boy, 16, he was 'being silly' moments before he plunged 200ft off cliff
An inquest heard how Ben Leonard, 16, from Stockport, wanted to look at the coastline before plunged 200ft to his death off a cliff on a Scouts trip to the Great Orme in Llandudno
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Man Googled to check if Deliveroo pizza had nuts before taking fatal bite
Computer programmer James Atkinson, 23, failed to contact Dadyal restaurant in Newcastle to tell them about his peanut allergy before eating a pizza he had ordered from Deliveroo
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Dad crushed to death when he repaired wrong lift at hospital, inquest hears
Dad Sandy Noble was working on a lift at Royal Oldham Hospital when he was crushed in an elevator shaft, with a coroner's court hearing he had been working on the wrong lift at the time
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Mum killed by own horse when it kicked her in the chest on walk
Sixty-one-year-old Susan Morris experienced "catastrophic injuries" and multiple fractures when the animal, Peg, hit her in the chest, and locals spotted her lying on the ground
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Student, 20, called mum from bedroom then died in her arms days after surgery
The coroner has now criticised the hospital for not adhering to the discharge procedure which was put in place, and heightened the risk of Rhys Hill developing the blood clot which went on to kill him
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Woman wakes up to see sister's body on her sofa - then finds brother dead too
Carla Couperthwaite, 26, and her brother Stephen Fisher, 33, were found dead at their sister Jade's flat in Bolton after taking a 'very dangerous' mix of drugs and falling asleep
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'Terrified' student took her own life after being sent to prison, inquiry hears
Katie Allan, 21, was sent to Polmont Young Offenders Institution, Stirlingshire, for dangerous driving, a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) at Falkirk Sheriff Court was told
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Mum says family was racially abused before son was 'pushed in river' and drowned
Christopher Kapessa, 13, died in July 2019 when another boy, then aged 14, allegedly pushed him into the River Cynon near Fernhill, Wales, and he drowned, an inquest heard
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Mum found 15-month-old baby dead in bed - days after hospital discharge
Olly Stopforth was just 15 months old when he was found dead in bed days after being taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital with a high temperature and a pin prick rash
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'Worst imaginable nightmare' as baby dies after medical 'error' at hospital
Parents Amber Cutts and Lee Clayton have described their "worst imaginable nightmare" after one-month-old Orla suffered a cardiac arrest and died after medics made "an error"
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Undertaker's cause of death disclosed after she was crushed at funeral parlour
Sally Blundell, 58, died as a result of "contusion and compression of the chest by an external object" while working at the East of England Co-op Funeral Services branch in Swaffham, Norfolk
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Apprentice, 18, dies in horror accident as she's hit by falling plasterboard
Chloe Marie Bidwell, 18, from north Wales, an award-winning apprentice who 'flew the flag for female construction workers' died after 'being struck by falling plasterboard'
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Dad's eight haunting words before son, 5, died putting chocolate wrapper in bin
Benjamin Cullis had been out with his dad and brother crabbing and fishing in Paidstow in what the coroner called a typical family day out in a lovely location before tragedy struck
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Ofsted inspections to be halted for training after headteacher's suicide
New Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver has halted school inspections for mental health training following the suicide of Caversham Primary School headteacher Ruth Perry
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Online giants blasted after woman's 'suicide pact with people she met online'
Chloe Macdermott, 43, who had been suffering with her mental health for a number of years, bought a lethal substance from the US via Amazon after researching ways to end her life on an online forum
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Woman killed herself with poison she bought off Amazon after making suicide pact
WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Chloe Macdermott, 43, made an agreement to take her own life after joining a pact on an online forum before purchasing a lethal substance on Amazon