British Army soldier, 24, hanged himself after being told to ‘man up’ when he asked for time off

A British Army soldier hanged himself after being told to ‘man up’ when requesting time off to look after his daughter during lockdown, an inquest heard. Rifleman Mitchell Matthews, 24, was given time off to care for his then four-year-old as his nurse wife Katy worked on the NHS frontline during the pandemic. But in … Read more

Husband, 61, hanged himself in garage after struggling to cope with isolation, inquest hears 

Husband, 61, hanged himself in garage of his Surrey home after struggling to cope with isolation during Covid pandemic, inquest hears Ray Herridge’s body was found by his wife at garage in Epson, Surrey, on Feb 2 Inquest was told combination of isolation and his cancer diagnosis got too much The 61-year-old hand wrote a … Read more

Nightclub DJ, 33, hanged himself after phoning his partner

Nightclub DJ, 33, hanged himself after phoning his partner to tell her taking his own life was ‘the only way out’, inquest hears Guy Alderton died last May after telling girlfriend suicide was ‘the only way out’ He was found hanging in his workshop in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire Inquest heard carpenter Mr Alderton had a history of … Read more

‘Chaotic’ care home fined £40,000 as judge rules they failed to protect patient who hanged herself

A healthcare charity has been fined £40,000 after failing to protect a vulnerable teenager who took her own life whilst in their care. Sophie Bennett, 19, was found hanged in a bathroom in Lancaster Lodge, a residential care home in Richmond, west London, in May 2016 – just over a year after she was admitted … Read more

‘Chaotic’ care home fined £40,000 as judge rules they failed to protect patient who hanged herself

A healthcare charity has been fined £40,000 after failing to protect a vulnerable teenager who took her own life whilst in their care. Sophie Bennett, 19, was found hanged in a bathroom in Lancaster Lodge, a residential care home in Richmond, west London, in May 2016 – just over a year after she was admitted … Read more

Mother reveals grief after daughter, 4, hanged herself when cycle helmet got tangled in tree

‘Broken’ mother reveals her ‘hellstorm of grief’ after daughter, 4, accidentally hanged herself when her pink unicorn cycle helmet got tangled in a tree Freya Thorpe was climbing a tree by her home in Upper Heyford, near Bicester  The four-year-old slipped and a strap from her bike helmet caught on the tree  Mum Elise Thorpe … Read more

Woman is hanged after dying from a heart attack in Iran

Woman is hanged after dying from a heart attack in Iran: Murderer’s execution goes ahead with corpse so victim’s mother could exercise her right to kick away chair from under her Zahra Ismaili was convicted of killing her husband, an intelligence official  Her lawyer claimed the husband had been abusive to her and her daughter … Read more

Office worker, 27, hanged herself hours after wine and cocaine-fuelled row with boyfriend

An office worker nicknamed ‘The Boss Lady’ by colleagues took her own life after a wine and cocaine-fuelled row with her boyfriend who she had recently dumped, an inquest has heard. Alexandra Green, 27, had been drinking wine and taking cocaine during a night in with Damian Smith, but asked him to leave her home … Read more

London firefighter who hanged himself was not being ‘bullied’ as the only BAME member, inquest hears

The colleagues of a junior firefighter who took his own life did not think he was being bullied, an inquest has heard. Jaden Francois-Esprit, 21, was found hanged at his home in Wapping, east London, in August 2020 despite no previous history of mental health issues.    The inquest heard the firefighter felt he was being bullied … Read more

Black London firefighter was found hanged after feeling ‘bullied’ as the only BAME member of crew

The family of a London firefighter who killed himself said he was being racially discriminated against at his station, an inquest has heard. Jaden Francois-Esprit was found hanged at his home Wapping, east London, on August 26, 2020, three weeks after his 21st birthday despite no previous history of mental health issues. He had been … Read more