All news on the topic: Inquests

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'Murdered’ woman washes up in salt marsh wearing a gaffer tape mask in cold case
A baffling case from June 2014 - in which homeless woman Angela Millington was found dead in the salt marshes of Foulness Island with her face wrapped in tap - remains unsolved
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Poisonous berries and plants to avoid after boy dies on winter walk with dad
Following the death of Benn Curran-Nicholls who was poisoned after eating the berries and leaves from a yew tree here are some common British plants and berries you should avoid
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McDonald's worker with 'gorgeous soul' and 'best smile' dies after night out
Loughlan Nicholas Brown's mother received a worrying phone call from her son's boyfriend alerting her to a text message that warned that the 22-year-old may take his own life
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Gun warnings 'ignored' by Met Police despite Matt Ratana shooting by prisoner
Deadly weapons including four guns have been smuggled into Metropolitan police custody centres despite warnings that came after the shooting of officer Matt Ratana
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Parents of boy killed in 'hit and run' found out after friend came running home
William Brown, who was hit by a van while retrieving a football from the road near Folkestone, Kent, was described as "the sweetest, kindest and funniest boy" by his mum
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Bibby Stockholm asylum seeker's cause of death revealed at heartbreaking inquest
Leonard Farruku died on the vessel docked in Portland, Dorset, which is being used by the Home Office to house up to 500 people, on December 12
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Six teens 'packed into car' when it hit bus 'head-on' killing three
Driver Jesse Owen, Callum Griffiths and Morgan Smith were left fatally injured following a crash between the Audi they were travelling in and a bus in South Wales
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Baby died after hospital staff switched off four alarms on monitoring machine
Louella Sheridan sadly passed away at two months old whilst under the care of staff at Royal Bolton Hospital - an inquest has found that neglect contributed to her death
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Witchcraft-obsessed schizophrenic accused of murdering stranger dies in prison
Emma Borowy, 32, suffered from schizophrenia and had an obsession with witchcraft - she stabbed Roger Leadbeater, 74 in August as he walked his dog in a Sheffield park
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Mum drowned after being swept away while saving dog from river, inquest hears
Gail Theresa Lloyd, a 50-year-old animal lover and project manager with a finance company, had been out with her husband walking their two dogs when tragedy struck leading to her death
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Brit holidaymaker gunned down by hooded intruder at luxury villa in Jamaica
Sean Allen Patterson had 12 gunshot wounds to his upper body and head after a hooded black-clothed man shot him before running from the villa in Bogue Heights, St James
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Lotto lout's sister died after cocaine binge on day of cousin's funeral
Zoe Carroll, who was given £1million when her brother scooped £10million on the National Lottery's Lotto game, died of a cardiac arrest due to cocaine use, her post mortem had found
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British student drowns in Florida swimming pool in 'inexplicable' mystery death
A coroner report pertaining to the mysterious death of Jack Chisholm, 21, who drowned in a Florida swimming pool has raised more question than answers as the officials concluded his death was "inexplicable"
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Farm company whose stampeding cow killed teacher ordered to pay £100k
Marian Clode screamed and was thrown in the air like a ragdoll when the animal charged her and flipped her over a fence where she lay dying, before succumbing to her injuries two days later in hospital
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Mystery as mum dies of brain injury days after sudden migraine begins
The cause of Jennifer Melvin's acute hydrocephalus - which caused a haemorrhagic cerebral infection - remains unclear despite an investigation by a neurology consultant pathologist
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Man left bleeding to death on cold porch at home during six-hour ambulance wait
Bill Latham fell at his home in Broughton, Lancashire, suffering an uncommon trochanteric hip fracture which caused him to bleed internally - though due to ambulance shortages was left waiting over six hours
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Army Red Devils ace plummeted to death after getting tangled with fellow jumper
Dean Walton, 36, from Gosport, died at an aerodrome in Seville, Spain, on October 14, 2022, after colliding with Nirmal Purja mid-air during a training jump, an inquest heard
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Girl, 9, died after 'series of human errors' as hospital gave her wrong IV drip
Raychel Ferguson, nine, died in June 2001 after she was given a lethal dose of intravenous fluid after an operation on her appendix at the Altnagelvin Hospital owing to "human errors"
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Headteacher shot dead by husband called her sister for help moments before
WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: The sister of Emma Pattison, 45, who was found dead in the grounds of Epsom College with her seven-year-old daughter Lettie, seven, and husband George, 39, has spoken out
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'Bright' teen died after doctors missed treatable tumour for seven years
Adam Ali, 17, would “likely still be here today” had the tumour been caught in time - but tests to spot the cancer were botched on three separate occasions
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Ruth Perry's sister demands Ofsted chief 'quit now' after headteacher's suicide
Headteacher Ruth Perry was found dead in January of this year after being told her school, Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire was being downgraded from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate'
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Student dies at pub after her mum didn't spot allergy ingredients on menu
Nut allergy sufferer Georgina Mansergh, 24, died at the Angel Inn in Ferndown, Dorset when she had a severe reaction to a mushroom risotto containing tahini, a paste made from sesame seeds
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Headteacher's sister says Ofsted has yet to apologise for 'causing' her death
Headteacher Ruth Perry was found dead after Caversham Primary School in Reading was downgraded to 'inadequate' by Ofsted - and her sister Julia Walters says Ofsted's response to the tragedy is 'not enough'
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Gran, 79, travelled alone to see Northern Lights - but died getting off coach
Betty fell having missed a step at the top of the coach, as she exited the vehicle, and died at the age of 79
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Devastating notes from Ruth Perry tell of 'intolerable pain' after Ofsted visit
Caversham Primary School headteacher Ruth Perry was found dead in January this year and handwritten notes lay bare her despair following a critical Ofsted report that an inquest ruled contributed to her death