5 h. ago Senior nurse was in 'utter disbelief' after female patient, 75, bled to death following sexual assault in hospital bed, inquest told

Retired clerical assistant Valerie Kneale, 75, died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on November 16 2018, four days after she was admitted following a stroke at her home in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.

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8 d. ago Hefin David inquest told circumstances around Senedd Member's death

Mr David, who had served as a Labour member of the Senedd for Caerphilly since 2016, was declared dead at his home in Nelson

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1 week ago 'Extraordinary' skydiver, 32, who plunged to her death 'deliberately' took her own life day after breaking up with her boyfriend, inquest told

'Deeply loved' Jade Damarell, 32, died instantly following a 60-second freefall in Shotton Colliery, County Durham.

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2 w. ago Blind woman, 99, dies after spilling cup of tea on her lap at nursing home

An inquest heard that Margaret Eluned Roberts was told she should have been given a cup with a handle but staff said they didnt know they were to do something different

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2 w. ago Woman who took her own life ingested poisonous plant material bought online from 'home interiors' shop, inquest told

Carla James was sadly found dead in her home in August last year

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3 w. ago Fuerteventura hotel breaks silence as Brit dies after eating 'half

Leslie Green contracted salmonella after staying at the Occidental Jandia Playa, operated by the Barcelo Hotel Group, where he ate "half-cooked" chicken, an inquest was told

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3 w. ago Mum takes own life while kids at school after GP said she 'wasn't suicidal'

Amy Manning explained to her doctor that she was experiencing 'chronic suicidal thoughts' but her GP told the inquest into her death that she wasn't considered 'actively suicidal'

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3 w. ago Teenager whose death prompted murder probe 'retreated to car' following 'altercation', inquest opening told

An inquest has been opened into the death of Mohammed Afzal in Bury

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3 w. ago Police officer, 32, died after being arrested at home over misconduct claims while on paternity leave, inquest told

A police officer died after he was arrested at his home over a misconduct investigation, an inquest was told.

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3 w. ago Motorist, 81, pressed accelerator in error and hit retired couple, inquest told

Humphrey Pickering failed to negotiate a sharp bend and lost control of his powerful Audi A8 automatic car.

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3 w. ago Suicidal girl, 14, died on children's mental health ward that had half its staff off work when inexperienced agency worker left her unsupervised, inquest told

Ruth Szymankiewicz was being treated for an eating disorder at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire but died on February 12, 2022.

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4 w. ago Hospital ward ‘missing half its staff’ on day suicidal girl left unsupervised

Ellesha Brannigan told an inquest that her team at Huntercombe Hospital had to bring in staff from another ward so staff could take breaks.

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4 w. ago Egyptian failed asylum seeker drowned attempting to jump onto ship travelling to Canada at British port, inquest told

Failed asylum seeker Walid Gomaa, 26, from Egypt, drowned as he attempted to jump onto the ramp of the MV Tannhauser at Southampton docks, which was due to sail to Canada.

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last month Care worker who left suicidal teenager alone had fake ID and fled UK after she died, inquest told

Ruth Szymankiewiczat died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital despite requiring constant one-to-one observation, jurors at the inquest were told

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