22 h. ago 'Unclear' whether student, 22, would have lived if NHS doctors listened to his mum

Leeds University student William Hewes tragically died after there were delays in giving him vital antibiotics at Homerton University Hospital where his mum worked, an inquest heard

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27 h. ago Valentine's Day pub shooting update: Inquest hears new detail about 'man who gunned down wife before jumping to his death off bridge'

Edward Smiths, 43, is believed to have gunned down Lisa Smith, also 43, in the car park of the Three Horsehoes in Knockholt, Kent on February 14.

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29 h. ago Woman, 26, who was scared to go outside and showered up to eight hours a day killed herself after being 'let down' by NHS during pandemic

Rosie Fender, 26, died near Romsey in Hampshire in February 2022. Her inquest heard the local mental health services were not operating as normal because of the pandemic.

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44 h. ago The man found dead on M4 after paedo hunter sting: Married Adrian Smith, 48, had been confronted by self

Adrian Smith, 48, died of multiple injuries after falling from a motorway bridge and being struck by several vehicles on February 22, an inquest this week heard.

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52 h. ago Hero student, 20, drowned after saving three women who got into difficulty during a wild sea swim in Cornwall, inquest hears

Jack Edward Lees was just days away from celebrating his 21st birthday when he travelled with the group of 60 other students to Cornwall for a four-day trip back in June last year.

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68 h. ago Pensioner, 92, died after getting stuck in an 'incredibly boggy field' while out on his regular walk, inquest hears

William Morris Jones, a retired groundsman, set out on a routine walk around his native Criccieth, north Wales, on the afternoon of 28 December 2024.

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3 d. ago Farmer will not face manslaughter charges after fatal cow attack, inquest hears

Malcolm Flynn, 72, was knocked to the ground, trampled and kicked in the head when he used a public footpath in 2020.

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3 d. ago Man got stuck in 'incredibly boggy field' on walk he took 'often' and died

William Morris Jones, 92, had been reported missing when he was later found dead in a waterlogged field, an inquest heard

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3 d. ago Poppy Atkinson died from head injuries after being hit by car, inquest hears

The promising young footballer died after being struck by a car during a training session.

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3 d. ago Schoolgirl footballer, ten, died from 'head injuries' when she was hit by electric BMW which crashed through fencing and landed on the pitch, inquest hears

Poppy Atkinson, 10, died on the artificial turf at Kendal Rugby Union Club, Cumbria, after the electric vehicle lost control on March 3 this year.

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3 d. ago Woman died of injury to heart in South Wales shooting, inquest hears

Joanne Penney, 40, died after being shot in the chest at an address in Llys Illtyd in Talbot Green on March 9.

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4 d. ago Pensioner flipped in air and kicked in the head during fatal cow attack

Malcolm Flynn, 72 from Carlisle was walking with a friend along Hadrian’s Wall when he was brutally attacked by rampaging cattle, an inquest into his death has heard

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4 d. ago Retired teacher, 72, was killed on walk when herd of cows charged and flipped him into the air, trampled on him and kicked him in the head, inquest hears

Mr Flynn, from Carlisle, was walking along Hadrian's Wall with his friend Christopher Barkless, who had to climb a tree to escape.

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4 d. ago Man confronted by online paedophile hunters was found dead on a motorway, inquest hears

A man confronted by online paedophile hunters was found dead on a motorway having suffered multiple injuries, the opening of an inquest has been told.

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4 d. ago Teenager, 19, killed in XL Bully attack died of bites to the face and neck, inquest hears

A teenager who died in an XL bully dog attack suffered bites to the face and neck in the horrifying incident, the opening of an inquest has heard.

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4 d. ago Man confronted by online paedophile hunters found dead on M4, inquest hears

Adrian Smith featured in a livestream by self-proclaimed ‘child protection service’ groups

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4 d. ago Inquest hears cause of death of teen killed in XL Bully attack

Two people were arrested in connection with the incident

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4 d. ago Teenager killed in XL bully attack was bitten on face and neck, inquest hears

A teenager who died in an XL bully dog attack sustained face and neck injuries, the opening of an inquest has heard.

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7 d. ago Dog attack bar worker may have died from heart condition, inquest told

Grace Gardner, 21, had three separate potential causes of death, a forensic pathologist said at Worcestershire Coroner’s Court.

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8 d. ago Deaf Tiktok star, 25, who died after taking poison overdosed on prescription medication and self

An inquest into the death of Imogen Nunn found she had previously overdosed on medication and self-harmed but no changes were made to her mental health care.

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