10 h. ago Mum killed ‘severely disabled’ daughter, 8, and took her own life in tragic murder

A MUM killed her disabled eight-year-old child and then took her own life, a coroner's court has heard. Martina Karos, 40, killed her blind, non-verbal daughter and herself in their home with toxic carbon monoxide. Emergency services raced to their home in Kersal, Salford after reports that Eleni Edwards, 8, hadn't gone to school. After...

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11 h. ago Everything we know as coroner rules on deaths of 'devoted' mum and her disabled daughter

Inquests into their deaths have now concluded

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15 h. ago 'Overwhelmed and lonely' mum killed disabled daughter and then took her own life

Martina Karos, 40, and eight-year-old Eleni Edwards were found dead at their home after emergency services forced entry to the property when Eleni's school raised the alarm

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16 h. ago 'Extremely lonely' mum killed disabled daughter, 8, before taking her own life

Martina Karos, 40, and her disabled daughter Eleni Edwards, 8, were found dead at their home in Salford, Greater Manchester in 2024 after Eleni failed to attend school

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16 h. ago 'Extremely lonely and isolated' mum killed disabled daughter and then took her own life, coroner rules

The inquests into the deaths of Martina Karos and her daughter, Eleni Edwards, have concluded

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37 h. ago Dad plunged 600ft to death following Snowdon ridge in ultra marathon training

Thomas Alan Smith died after suffering a catastrophic fall that a coroner ruled was accidental in summer last year

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3 d. ago 'Devoted' mum found dead next to disabled daughter after depression battle was 'concerned she wouldn't be well cared for' inquests hear

Inquests have begun into the deaths of Martina Karos and eight year-old Eleni Edwards

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9 d. ago Sir Richard Branson celebrates late wife Joan's life with their children Sam and Holly on Necker Island in a 'special service filled with songs, laughter and tears'

The billionaire business magnate announced the death of Joan, his devoted wife of 36 years, in a post shared with Instagram and LinkedIn followers on November 25.

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9 d. ago Sir Richard Branson celebrates late wife Joan's life with their children Sam and Holly on Necker Island in a 'special service filled with songs, laughter and tears'

The billionaire business magnate announced the death of Joan, his devoted wife of 36 years, in a post shared with Instagram and LinkedIn followers on November 25.

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9 d. ago British dive master dies just minutes into exploring Malta shipwreck in holiday tragedy

A British diving expert has tragically died only minutes into exploring the P29 ship wreck in Malta. A coroner has ruled the cause of his rapid ascent leading to his death remains unknown

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1 week ago Four children are orphaned after their mother and father are found dead in campervan at cider festival: Couple were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, inquest rules

Kayleigh and Christopher Coll, 38 and 45, were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning at the New Forest Cider Festival on October 12, an inquest at Winchester Coroner's Court has ruled.

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2 w. ago Martin Scorsese's heartbreaking tribute to late stars Rob and Michele Reiner

The film world was shocked this year by the brutal deaths of When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner and his devoted wife, Michele. Martin Scorsese has shared his memories of the couple he knew for decades.

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3 w. ago Mum locks disabled girl in boiling car while having sex as teen dies in heat

Cristina Pangalangan, who was wheelchair-dependent and non-verbal, was found dead in the family car in 2019, and a South Carolina court has now convicted her mum and boyfriend of murder

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3 w. ago Disabled teen's death in hot car after mum locked her in while having sex

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Rita Pangalangan, 46, and her boyfriend Larry King Jr, 49, were convicted of murder in the death of Pangalangan's wheelchair-dependent daughter Cristina, 13, who died in a locked car in South Carolina in August 2019

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3 w. ago Death of British daredevil influencer who plunged from Spain's highest bridge was accidental, coroner rules

Lewis Stevenson was killed when he fell from Castilla La Mancha bridge, near the city of Talavera de la Reina, on October 13 last year.

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3 w. ago Brit brutally shot dead outside football pitch in popular Spanish holiday resort

A coroner has ruled Steven Gray was unlawfully killed

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3 w. ago Chris Rea’s final act of devotion to wife Joan revealed after singer's death aged 74

The gesture has resurfaced following his death at the age of 74, confirmed by a family spokesperson on Monday

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3 w. ago Disabled mum will 'need to borrow' for Christmas after losing ATM cash

Steffany Deeley, who lives with a condition causing fatigue and brain fog, accidentally left £120 at an ATM in Tranent, which was taken by another customer.

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