13 h. ago Mother of tragic Mia, 12, who took her own life at psychiatric unit sobs as inquest hears bombshell new evidence that she WAS suffering from a treatable brain condition

In highly dramatic scenes, Mia Lucas's mother sobbed as a pathologist told an inquest she had just received results which proved the schoolgirl had been suffering from autoimmune encephalitis.

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14 h. ago ‘Devoted’ elderly couple fell to their deaths after one tragically diagnosed with bone cancer

A "DEVOTED" elderly couple fell to their deaths near a beauty spot after one of them was diagnosed with bone cancer, an inquest heard. David and Susan Jeffcock sent a letter to their solicitor confirming they intended to end their lives before they were found close to Whitby Abbey. An inquest heard David, 80, and...

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14 h. ago Couple who jumped off a cliff hand in hand left chilling 'marker' at scene of death

David and Susan Jeffcock opted to take their own lives back in July, despite having a loving family and home — but now an inquest has heard of their deteriorating health

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14 h. ago 'Susan wants to come with me': Wife leapt to death from Whitby cliffs with cancer sufferer husband rather than live alone

David Jeffcock, 80, and his wife Susan, 74, placed their financial affairs in order and delivered a note to their solicitor apologising for their plan of action.

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14 h. ago Elderly couple jumped from cliffs near Whitby as husband's health deteriorated

The couple died from suicide in July following the husband's deteriorating health, an inquest heard

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15 h. ago Elderly cancer sufferer, 80, and his wife, 74, held hands as they jumped from Whitby cliffs to their deaths in suicide pact, inquest hears

David Jeffcock, 80, and his wife Susan, 74, placed their financial affairs in order and delivered a note to their solicitor apologising for their plan of action.

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20 h. ago Caught on video, the tragic sequence of events before Australian helicopter crash killed British couple on holiday of a lifetime

Unseen video footage reveals the sequence of events that led to two helicopters crashing into each other over Australia, killing a British couple and two others.

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3 d. ago Brit woman in 'US suicide pact changed her mind' before being stabbed to death

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT British woman Sonia Exelby, 32, who allegedly flew to Florida to be 'violently' murdered, shared a tragic social media post in her final months

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4 d. ago Horror as body found inside charred caravan after fire at Devon landfill as cops probe

The body of David Stephen Britton, 66, was found on October 30 at Dittisham Landfill Site in South Devon, an inquest has heard. His remains were found inside a destroyed caravan

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5 d. ago Car death couple were 'caught out by monsoon conditions' on road with history of flooding incidents, inquest

A couple who died when their car hit a huge pool of water on a road with a history of flooding were caught out by 'monsoon' conditions, an inquest heard.

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6 d. ago Mother, 50, was told to get rid of her two XL Bully dogs before her twin sons found her mauled to death at home, inquest hears

Angeline Mahal, 50, had long been urged by relatives to part with her two XL bully dogs before she was fatally mauled inside her home in Hornchurch, East London.

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6 d. ago Hospital staff failed to tell colleagues that girl, 12, had tied a ligature round her neck hours before she took her own life, inquest hears

Mia Lucas, who had been detained at a specialist children's psychiatric unit, took her own life by wrapping items around her throat on January 29 last year.

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6 d. ago Restaurant tragedy as Welsh gran dies after tucking into steak

Despite the best efforts of doctors Ceri Ball's life could not be saved, an inquest heard

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6 d. ago Death of teen at Barry Island Pleasure Park a mystery, inquest hears

Taha Ali Soomro was described as a 'much-loved' teenager

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7 d. ago Couple killed in flood were days short of 54th wedding anniversary, grieving daughter tells inquest

A loving couple who died together on a flooded road were just days short of celebrating their 54th wedding anniversary, an inquest heard.

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1 week ago Hero husband sacrificed himself to save his wife when lorry veered in front of them on motorway, inquest hears

David Lalgee, 64, a popular church pastor from Tameside, acted heroically to sacrifice himself and save his wife, Jo, by swerving the car he was driving so that he took the brunt of the impact.

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1 week ago Husband killed in M60 lorry crash after HGV tyre blowout 'sacrificed himself to save the woman he loved', inquest hears

David Lalgee, 64, a popular church pastor from Tameside, acted heroically to sacrifice himself and save his wife, Jo, by swerving the car he was driving so that he took the brunt of the impact.

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1 week ago A 'soft and loving' female Army soldier was found hanged at same barracks as tragic Jaysley Beck over fears her career was in ruins because she punched a male Gunner, inquest hears

Bombardier Nadine Askew, 31, from Sunderland, was on the verge of becoming a Sergeant but worried that the bust-up with a male soldier would scupper her chances of promotion.

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1 week ago Father, 46, was trying to save his son, 17, who was suddenly swept out to sea before pair both drowned off coast of Australia, inquest hears

Robin Reed, 46, and his son Owen, 17, from Caerphilly in south Wales, were on a day trip to a beach in Queensland on April 13 this year.

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1 week ago 'Adventurous' Brit crushed to death by her own van during tropical cyclone in Australia

Eleanor Thompson, known as Ellie, was pronounced dead after she was found under the vehicle in Burringbar, New South Wales, on March 11, an inquest at Ruthin Coroner's Court heard

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