16 h. ago Teenager, 18, found dead in bed after coming home sick from Christmas party, inquest hears

Millie Grace Brian, 18, was found by her mother, Lucy, in her bedroom on December 21 last year, the day after she attended a Christmas party with her friends and family.

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16 h. ago Celtic fan killed after being hit my multiple cars after he walked on to M6 motorway

A CELTIC fan died after being struck by several cars after walking on the M6 while drunk, an inquest heard. John Burns, 22, boarded a coach full of football fans heading to Blackburn, Lancashire in September last year. The dad-of-one had been at the Hoops' clash against Hearts at Parkhead. John boarded the England-bound coach...

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16 h. ago Police officer, 26, who took his own life after becoming a father was 'overwhelmed' by pressures of parenthood and a demanding job, inquest hears

PC Charlie Mitchell, 26, of West Yorkshire Police was found dead at St Aidan's Nature Reserve in Leeds on June 22, the day after he was reported missing by his family

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23 h. ago Care home patient, 59, choked to death on a jam doughnut despite a warning she should not be given bread, inquest hears

Christine Thomas, 59, was handed the snack cut into three pieces by agency care worker Paula Parry, while taking lunch at the Swn y Wylan Home in Rhos-on-Sea, North Wales.

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49 h. ago Man accused of murdering mother and her three children died of heart attack after collapsing in prison minutes after visit from his family, inquest hears

Mohammed Shabir, 45, was due to go on trial later this year for the murders of Bryonie Gawith, 29, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle, who died in the blaze last year.

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56 h. ago Girl, 12, 'died after being trapped under tree branch for hours' in playground

Brooke Wiggins died after the branch snapped when she was using a rope swing and she ended up lying crushed under a tree branch for up to two hours, an inquest has heard

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67 h. ago Girl, 12, killed when she was ‘crushed under fallen tree branch for up to two hours’

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl died when a fallen tree branch crushed her while playing with pals, an inquest heard. Brooke Wiggins was having fun on a rope swing when tragedy struck in Banstead, Surrey on November 9 last year. Paramedics were called to the scene, near the junction with Carshalton Road, after the horror unfolded. It...

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67 h. ago Girl, 12, was killed while playing with friends after a tree branch snapped and fell on her, an inquest hears

Brooke Wiggins was using a rope swing when the branch broke off and caused her to become trapped. Her friends tried to free her before an ambulance arrived. She died soon after.

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68 h. ago Teen, 15, who died after jumping into River Wyre with friends 'didn't know risk'

Lotus Bowker, 15, jumped into the River Wyre in Preston, Lancashire, and tragically drowned after getting into difficulty as he was unable to swim properly, an inquest heard

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3 d. ago Schoolgirl, 16, who was predicted As in her GCSEs was found dead at a disused hotel, an inquest hears

Kianna Patton was reported missing from her home in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in October 2019. Her body was then discovered at a derelict hotel in nearby Pembroke Dock the following day.

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3 d. ago Tragic Scots nurse died after being kicked in the chest by her horse

A SCOTS nurse died in a freak accident after being kicked in the chest by her horse.  Sam Young, 58, originally from Ayrshire, suffered a ruptured heart and died after her horse suddenly bolted and lashed out kicking her at a farm near her home. An inquest into her death heard paramedics rushed to Birch Park...

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4 d. ago Hospital chief nurse, 58, died after being kicked in the chest by her horse, inquest hears

Sam Young, 58, died from a ruptured heart at a farm near her home in Baschurch, Shropshire, after her horse bolted before kicking out.

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1 week ago Football fan collapses and dies during match as ambulance firm denies 'chaos'

Mark Townsend, 57, died after he collapsed among the West Bromwich Albion supporters at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium on September 28, 2024, an inquest has heard

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1 week ago Mum, 34, died from single dog bite in 'freak accident' as her pets fought over chicken nuggets

Michelle Hempstead was 'caught in the crossfire' while feeding her two dogs, an inquest heard

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1 week ago Private ambulance firm denies response to fan who collapsed was a ‘shambles’

An inquest has heard how West Brom fan Mark Townsend died after becoming ill during a match at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough stadium in 2024.

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1 week ago McDonald's chicken nuggets spark dogfight with mum bitten and bleeding to death

An inquest today heard Michelle Hempstead was feeding the two dogs at her flat when one dog caught her upper left arm and severed an artery when snapping at the other

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1 week ago Student at British university slipped in 'huge puddle' before tumbling to her death off famed Irish cliffs in front of horrified friends, inquest hears

Roxan Bastaens, 20, a Belgian national studying at the University of Edinburgh , had travelled to the west of Ireland for a hiking trip in May last year, weeks before her 21st birthday.

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2 w. ago Teenager, 16, who died after being struck by lorry was 'struggling' at £50,000

Georgia Scarff, who was close to sitting her GCSEs, excelled in sport and was nearing completion of her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. But an inquest has heard she was unhappy with boarding.

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2 w. ago Mother found body of her daughter, 10, after she was mauled to death by family's pet XL bully 'Biggie', inquest hears

Tracey Bentham had left her daughter Savannah watching television with the dog, named Biggie, in their static caravan home.

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2 w. ago Girl, 10, died after being attacked by family's XL bully dog at home, inquest hears

Savannah Bentham was attacked by the six-year-old family pet, Biggie, in the static caravan where she lived with her parents

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