6 h. 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 d. 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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7 d. 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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9 d. ago Dentist 'said he hated his parents' then stranged mum to death at luxury mansion

Daniel Yacobi strangled his 67-year-old mum Violet to death after telling a neighbour he hated her - and was arrested four months later after a coroner ruled her death a homicide

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1 week ago Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd shares reason he won't do Strictly Come Dancing

Jack P Shepherd, famed for starring in Coronation Street, has shared the specific reason he's ruled out a stint on Strictly Come Dancing

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1 week ago Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd rules out Strictly stint for key reason

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has revealed he won't be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing anytime in the near future

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3 w. ago 'My Army daughter took her own life after being sexually assaulted by a superior'

Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck was found dead in her barracks at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire after a Christmas party, a death since ruled by a coroner to have been a suicide

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3 w. ago Rochdale grooming gang victim who suffered 'significant sexual abuse' took her own life after being removed from hospital, coroner rules

Charlotte Tetley (pictured), 33, saw her mental health spiral after she was taken off an inpatient bed list on June 25 last year, assistant coroner for Cheshire, Sarah Murphy, said.

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3 w. ago Gamer found dead in cave six years after going missing had 'unnatural death'

Jordan Moray mysteriously disappeared after heading out and never coming back, but now a coroner has ruled a more grim and horrid death for the gamer as his family get closure

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