All news on the topic: Inquests

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Ofsted inspection 'likely contributed' to headteacher's death, coroner says
Headteacher Ruth Perry was found dead after being told that her school, Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire, was being downgraded from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate'
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Famous Brit composer, BBC Proms star wife and their baby killed in plane crash
Jonathan Goldstein, an award-winning music producer, was piloting the single-engine Piper PA-28 Cherokee Arrow when it hit the Hübschhorn mountain in Switzerland
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Surgeon admits nurse, 35, who died after developing cancer could have survived
Consultant gynaecologist Dr Eric Njiforfut told an inquest in Ruthin, North Wales how, on the day of Catherine Jones's "routine surgery", he did not suspect to encounter any "malignancy"
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Mum of toddler who fell to death complained 'many times' about flat window
Exodus Eyob, who was almost two, fell from a high-rise tower in Saville Green, Leeds in July last year. He lived on the seventh floor with his mum, brother and sister.
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Son beats his dad to death in pool of blood - then reads poem in his memory
Daniel Harrison, 38, killed his retired father Dr Kim Harrison in his family home in Clydach in the Swansea Valley after he fled from a mental health facility. He then read a poem in his victim's memory at his inquest
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Girl who 'lit up the whole room' dies after going for paddle in river with pals
Abbie Walton, also known as Habiba Sharafeldin, from Tameside, went for a swim in the River Etherow in June this year but got into difficulties and was later found drowned
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Boy, 14, dies after eating poisonous berries during a walk with his dad in park
Benn Curran-Nicholls, aged 14, was poisoned and later died after eating berries from a yew tree in Fletcher Moss Park in Didsbury, Greater Manchester, a coroner said
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Critical Ofsted inspection played a role in headteacher's death, says her GP
Dr Tom Back, who was the GP for Ruth Perry, headteacher of Caversham Primary School in Reading, told an inquest that an Ofsted inspection contributed in a more than minimal way” to her death
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Backpacker crushed to death at avocado farm after 'sneaking off to have sex'
Jennifer Kohl, 27, tragically died in a freak accident while driving a lawnmower during a “romantic outing” on the Tamborine Mountain farm in Australia, a coroner has found
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Rugby player dies from heart injury after 'chest-to-chest' contact during game
Arturas Rudys was playing for Wisbech Rugby Club in Cambridgeshire when he and another player had "chest to chest" contact, which led to his laceration to the heart
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Mum, 34, dies months after doctors miss warning sign on scan, inquest hears
Mum of two Katie Flynn died aged 34 months after a consultant realised a a mass in an earlier scan had been missed which was later found to be a brain tumour
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Ofsted inspector 'sneered' in meeting that left headteacher crying, inquest told
Ruth Perry was said to have had the "worst day of her life" during an Ofsted inspection at Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire, before she took her own life
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Devoted dad had been put on long waiting lists for GP before death, family say
Frazer Wilkie, 31, who lived in Cwmbran left letters before taking his own life to his young daughter to explain how taking his own life was not her fault after he waited months for medical help with his mental health, his family have said.
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Cause of death for four missing boys found in car after camping trip explained
Jevon Hirst, 16, Harvey Owen, 17, Wilf Fitchett, 17, and Hugo Morris, 18, were found dead after their car left a road and they drowned in North Wales during a camping trip
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Ofsted report teacher's six chilling words before she took her own life
Ruth Perry, headteacher of Caversham Primary School, is believed to have taken her own life after getting a poor Ofsted report that colleagues say left her "tearful" and "incoherent"
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Ofsted says they're 'not responsible' for welfare after teacher killed herself
Ruth Perry is understood to have killed herself in January this year after being told that her school was being downgraded from ‘outstanding' to ‘inadequate’, the lowest possible Ofsted rating
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Hells Angel found died in cell days after being jailed for part in riot
Colin Green, a former leader of a Hells Angel group, was found unresponsive in his cell at HMP Northumberland in May last year, two weeks after starting a prison sentence
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Tragic mum found dead in caravan park 'loved her family more than anything'
An inquest has been held into the death of Carol Brierley, who was found dead at a caravan park in Lancashire. Her family has paid tribute to the 61-year-old, described as a strong and loving woman
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Triple tragedy as man kills self after pal's death then mum takes life next day
A senior coroner described a 'tragic link' between the deaths of three people after a 21-year-old took his own life when his friend died, which was followed by his mum's suicide the day after
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New mum who 'hadn't slept for 21 days' died just six weeks after giving birth
New mum Bianca Jade Wooding, 27, was tragically found unconscious and pronounced dead at her friend’s home in Stockton, Teesside just six weeks after giving birth
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Mum dies from drinking too much water as husband remembers 'easy to love' wife
Michelle Whitehead, a mum-of-two, was detained at a mental health unit in Nottingham when she began to drink water excessively and died soon after when she was not monitored properly
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Baby with meningitis dies after doctors say he has tonsillitis and send him home
Lucus Munslow, of Wales, sadly passed away at nine months old after his menigitus was misdiagnosed as tonsillitis at Glan Clwyd Hospital - he was sent home and died shortly after
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Deaths of 22 Brits from Turkey 'medical tourism' spark urgent investigation
Maria Caulfield, the UK government's minister for mental health and women’s health strategy has sent health officials out to Turkey following an inquest into the death of Melissa Kerr in Istanbul
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Heartbreak as 'healthy' man last seen at pub with pals never made it home
Christopher Barlow, described as a "much loved" and "popular person", was discovered dead in a canal in Stockport, Greater Manchester, days after he was reported missing
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Ex-London gangster Dave Courtney's official cause of death after he died at home
WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Dave Courtney was 64 and had both cancer and arthritis - he was famously affiliated with London hardmen the Kray brothers, Roy Shaw and Lenny McLean