4 d. ago Domestic abuse survivor strangled and made to eat off floor waives anonymity to speak out as attacker jailed

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT A domestic abuse victim has waived her right to anonymity to reveal the impact that the horrific abuse had on her life in a bid to help other sufferers come forward

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4 d. ago Wooman strangled and made to eat off floor waives anonymity to speak out as attacker jailed

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT A domestic abuse victim has waived her right to anonymity to reveal the impact that the horrific abuse had on her life in a bid to help other sufferers come forward

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6 d. ago Dad, 34, took own life after 'suffering extreme stress' from local council row

Blackpool Council had uprooted dad of four Alistair Taylor, 34, from his business and the home he had specially adapted for his disabled children - a coroner ruled 'a number of factors' were responsible for his death

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8 d. ago Mother and her newborn daughter died in home birth tragedy following 'catastrophic' errors and a 'gross failure to provide basic medical care', coroner rules

Jennifer Cahill - described by her family as an 'amazing, attentive' mother - chose to deliver Agnes Lily at home after feeling 'unsupported' in hospital when she had her son three years earlier.

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8 d. ago Mother and her newborn daughter died in home birth tragedy following 'catastrophic' errors and a 'gross failure to provide basic medical care', coroner rules 

Jennifer Cahill - described by her family as an 'amazing, attentive' mother - chose to deliver Agnes Lily at home after feeling 'unsupported' in hospital when she had her son three years earlier.

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8 d. ago Mother and newborn baby who died in home birth tragedy were both victims of neglect, coroner rules

Jennifer Cahill - described by her family as an 'amazing, attentive' mother - chose to deliver Agnes Lily at home after feeling 'unsupported' in hospital when she had her son three years earlier.

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8 d. ago 'Neglect' and 'gross failures' led to deaths of mum and baby in home birth tragedy

A coroner ruled Jennifer and Agnes Cahill died in a 'Victorian-aged tragedy' played out in the modern day

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1 week ago Domestic abuse victim so intimidated by controlling partner she shaved her hair off

The woman had been driven to despair by Mateusz Duszynski's insults about her appearance.

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1 week ago Grandchildren of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, seek posthumous pardon

The family of Ruth Ellis, from Rhyl, said she was a victim of domestic abuse that was let down by the criminal justice system and the impact of her execution had been 'devastating for her family'

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2 w. ago Teen, 13, 'tragically' took own life after begging dad to take her to reservoir

Qudsiyah Mahmood died at Baitings Reservoir in May - her death was initially believed to be an accident but has now been ruled to be a suicide by a coroner

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3 w. ago Domestic abuse victim who took her own life was 'unlawfully killed', coroner rules

Georgia Barter took her own life in 2020 after domestic abuse

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3 w. ago Georgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner

A London coroner found Georgia Barter’s death was caused by years of violence and coercive control by Thomas Bignell. Her family want justice, but the CPS won’t charge him and the police can’t find himOn 26 April 2020 Georgia Barter, a long-term victim of domestic abuse, died in hospital after taking a fatal overdose of painkillers. Last week, in an extraordinary verdict, a coroner ruled that Georgia, 32, was unlawfully killed by her abusive partner.A court heard how GPs, nurses and police officers all had chances to intervene in Thomas Bignell’s violent campaign against Georgia, but failed to do so. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Elderly couple found dead together chose to die 'of their own free will' after deciding they could not live without each other, coroner rules

John Foulston, 86, and his wife Annabel, 85, were found dead at their home in Topsham, Exeter, in February last year.

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