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Coroner urged to rule carbon-monoxide deaths ‘unlawful killings’ by victims families

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A coroner has been urged to record unlawful killing verdicts into the deaths of five people who died from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by their gas cookers. Friends Richard Smith, 30, and Kevin Branton, 34, died in Saltash in November 2010, while husband and wife John and Audrey Cook, aged 90 and 86, and their … Read more

Coroner accuses superbike champion Sean Emmett’s of lying about moments before second wife’s death

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Former motorcycling champion Sean Emmett lied about the moments before his wife’s fatal fall from a Dubai hotel window, a coroner has found.  Surrey coroner Alison Hewitt said it was impossible to know what happened in the nine minutes before Abigail Elson plunged to her death but added Emmett’s account was ‘inconsistent’ and ‘unreliable’. It … Read more

Family say cameraman was killed needlessly by stunt in drama as coroner rules death accidental

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The grieving family of a cameraman who was killed during a fatal stunt on the set of a joint BBC and Netflix drama said he died needlessly. Mark Milsome, from -on-Wye, Wales, was killed when a Land Rover ploughed into him during the shoot in Achimota Forest outside Accra in Ghana in November 2017.  The night-time stunt … Read more

Conservative activist, 21, found dead at foot of cliffs took her own life, coroner rules

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A Conservative campaigner who was found dead at the foot of cliffs last year took her own life, an inquest has ruled. Jade Smith, 21, became well-known after featuring on BBC’s Mighty Redcar programme, campaigning for the Conservative party and talking about her ‘I love Boris Johnson’ leg tattoo. Jade, from Redcar, was found dead … Read more

Coroner was wrong to narrow scope of Novichok victim’s inquest, say judges

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Judges have ruled that a coroner wrongly narrowed the scope of an inquest into the death of a woman poisoned by the nerve agent Novichok. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in hospital in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018 after handling a perfume bottle containing a chemical poison.  Judges heard that the mother was exposed to the … Read more

Iron Age ring and Medieval brooch discovered in Shropshire declared ‘treasure’ by coroner

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Iron Age gold ring and Medieval silver brooch featuring two flag-bearing centaurs discovered by metal detectorists in Shropshire are declared ‘treasure’ in first inquest held over video link The items were found by detectorists Mark Lambert and Christopher Mussell The brooch — which features two centaurs — dates back to 1200–1300 AD From 400–200 BC, the ring meanwhile … Read more