Twin, 21, who took ecstasy for the first time was found dead on her bathroom floor, inquest hears

Twin, 21, who took ecstasy for the first time was found dead on her bathroom floor, inquest hears Kirstie Smith’s body was found in the bathroom of her Wolverhampton house She died in May 2019 after taking a significant amount of MDMA for the first time Her parents have now spoken out at the inquest … Read more

Father, 40, attacked his children and slit their throats, inquest hears 

Two children aged one and three died after their throats were slit by their father, an inquest has heard. Nineteen-month-old Pavinya Nithiyakumar and three-year-old Nigish Nithiyakumar died after suffering knife wounds at their home in Ilford, east London on Sunday, April 26.   Their father Nithin Kumar, 40, also suffered a knife injury and is in … Read more

Mother plied son, 15, with liquid morphine and prescription drugs before he died, inquest hears 

Holly Strawbridge found guilty of child cruelty and drugs charges after her son Tyler Peck died of an overdose at her Devon home A mother plied her 15-year-old son with liquid morphine, prescriptions drugs and alcohol, causing his death, an inquest found. Holly Strawbridge, 34, gave a cocktail of drugs and booze to her son Tyler … Read more

Princess Anne’s gun dog trainer died from shotgun wound to the head, inquest hears

Princess Anne’s gun dog trainer died from a shotgun wound to the head after shooting his wife at Boris Johnson’s family estate, an inquest heard yesterday.  John Frederick Zurick was taken to Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital with severe injuries after the incident on February 22.  Paramedics were called to the cottage in Winsford, near Minehead, on … Read more

Dad demands mum attends inquest of their twin babies she drowned and killed on Boxing Day

The heartbroken father of twin babies drowned by their mother has demanded his killer ex-wife attends their children’s inquest after it was revealed today she is not expected to give evidence. Tragic toddlers Jake and Chloe Ford, both 23-months-old, were killed by their mother Samantha Ford, 38, on Boxing Day 2018 at their home in Margate, … Read more

Boy, 15, jumped to his death moments after phone call to a friend, inquest hears

A 15-year-old boy jumped to his death at a college after a phone call to a friend he told to ‘make sure you hug your parents’, an inquest heard. On June 3 last year George Brankov gave his girlfriend a box of chocolates on his way to classes at the UTC Media College in Salford, … Read more

‘Dream daughter’, 17, was found dead in her bed by her mother after sepsis, inquest hears 

Girl, 17, was found dead in her bed by her mother after suffering from sepsis that she had thought was just food poisoning, inquest hears Tina Way, 17, was found dead at her home in Cardiff, Wales on July 20 last year In the days before she died Ms Way had been on holiday at … Read more

Father of brain-damaged baby Midrar Ali calls for inquest into his son’s death

Father of brain-damaged baby Midrar Ali calls for inquest into his son’s death as boy’s life-support system is switched off after family lost court fight Earlier this year, judges concluded that Midrar Ali was brain-stem dead They ruled that doctors could lawfully stop providing life-support treatment His father Karwan Ali  says his son has now been … Read more

Streatham terrorist Sudesh Amman died of gunshot wounds to his neck and abdomen, inquest hears 

Streatham terrorist Sudesh Amman was fatally shot by police in the neck and abdomen, an inquest was told today.  Amman, 20, was wearing a hoax suicide vest when he was shot dead by armed cops after he stabbed two people in broad daylight on Streatham High Road, south London on February 2. Moments earlier he … Read more