38 h. ago Final words of mum, 40, who killed ‘severely disabled’ daughter, 8, and took her own life revealed in tragic note

THE tragic final words left by a mother who killed her severely disabled daughter before ending her own life, have been revealed. Martina Karos, 40, killed her blind, non-verbal daughter, 8, and then herself in their home with toxic carbon monoxide, the coroner’s court heard. Now, a heart-breaking note with Martina's final words give an...

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39 h. ago Woman ‘overwhelmed’ by loneliness killed herself and disabled daughter, coroner says

Full-time carer Martina Karos and Eleni Edwards, eight, were found dead at home in SalfordA translator who became a full-time carer for her severely disabled eight-year-old daughter killed herself and her child after becoming “overwhelmed” by loneliness, a coroner concluded.Martina Karos, 40, and Eleni Edwards were found dead at their home in Salford, Greater Manchester, after police were called when the girl did not turn up at school on 23 September 2024.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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61 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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5 d. ago Mum found dead with daughter was 'scared child would be taken away'

Police discovered the bodies of Martina Karos, 42, and her severely disabled daughter, Eleni Edwards at their home.

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5 d. ago 'Devoted' mum found dead with daughter, 8, 'was scared child would be taken away'

The bodies of Martina Karos, 42, and her severely disabled daughter, Eleni Edwards were found at their home in Salford after Eleni failed to attend her special school on September 23, 2024

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5 d. ago Final moments of mum and kids killed in Boxing Day fire as dad 'tried to save family'

Fionnghuala Shearman, 38, known as Nu, and her children, Eve, seven, and four-year-old Ohner, were all killed in a house fire in Brimscombe, near Stroud, Gloucestershire on Boxing Day

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3 w. ago Alec Baldwin says tragic Rust shooting 'took 10 years off my life' as he reveals toll ordeal took on his health

The Oscar-nominated actor, 67, spoke with the podcast Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction on Friday about what he experienced personally in the wake of the traumatic incident.

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