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Family’s concerns over ambulance and hospital care on night son died
15 November 2024A pre-inquest review has heard a family is concerned about the care given to their son by the ambulance service and a Kent hospital.
Mystery surrounds identity of man after body pulled from sea
12 November 2024An investigation continues to identify a man after a body was sadly pulled from the Channel, an inquest heard.
Dad-of-six had ‘biggest heart and would help anyone’
07 November 2024A dad-of-six who had the “biggest heart and would help anyone” tragically took his own life, a coroner has ruled.
M20 crash victim was ‘happy-go-lucky’ man
06 November 2024A 26-year-old man was on his way to work when he was involved in a fatal crash with two other vehicles on a busy motorway.
Elderly pedestrian dies after being hit by car in town centre
06 November 2024A 79-year-old man who was airlifted to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in the middle of busy town centre has died.
Mum tells inquest: ‘Deadly online trend cost my darling boy his life’
01 November 2024The mum of a boy who died after inhaling deodorant believes he had been taking part in a deadly online trend called “chroming”, an inquest has heard.
Husband ‘cuddled wife’ after she took fatal poison then shot himself
28 October 2024A couple described as still in love in their nineties and "soulmates" died in a double tragedy at their home.
Man, 23, died from stab wound to chest in high street attack, inquest hears
24 October 2024An inquest has heard how police and paramedics tried to save the life of a 23-year-old stabbed in the chest in a late-night high street attack.
‘Distressed' butcher warned doctors he had thoughts of taking his own life
12 October 2024A popular butcher had appeared “distressed” and told doctors he was thinking of taking his own life in the week before he was found dead.
Driver’s death on A2 ‘still under investigation’
09 October 2024An inquest has been opened into the death of a 29-year-old man who crashed into the central reservation on a busy road.
‘Why was she prescribed month's supply of painkillers after three overdoses?'
09 October 2024The family of a teenager who died after taking too many painkillers have questioned why she was prescribed the pills after three previous overdoses.
Inquest opens into Kent couple’s death in luxury yacht tragedy
04 October 2024The cause of death for a Kent couple killed after a yacht they were on sunk is still unknown, an inquest has heard.
Son’s ‘constant’ calls to reach dad found dead on beach
04 October 2024A man may have suffered a ‘violent or unnatural’ death at a beach as he was called repeatedly by his son throughout the morning, an inquest has heard.
Fatal explosion that killed mum-of-five ‘triggered by gas in kitchen’
03 October 2024A fatal explosion that tragically claimed the life of a much-loved mum is believed to have been triggered by gas in her kitchen, an inquest has heard.
Coroner orders hospital bosses to take action after teacher’s ‘avoidable’ death
01 October 2024A hospital trust has been told to take action following the “avoidable” death of a primary school teacher.
Teen died after taking MDMA she ‘may have bought in Kent days earlier’
28 September 2024A 17-year-old girl who attended a festival at Dreamland died after taking drugs which she may have bought in Kent days earlier, an inquest has heard.
Much-loved grandad choked to death on chicken nuggets at ‘heartless’ care home
27 September 2024A pensioner died after choking on chicken nuggets at a care home because staff failed to cut up his food and monitor his eating.
Tragic Leah died after taking cocaine, inquest hears
27 September 2024A young woman whose body was found in undergrowth 12 days after she was reported missing died of cocaine toxicity.
Tragic teen was electrocuted and struck by train, inquest hears
23 September 2024A much-loved 18-year-old who died at a railway station was electrocuted on a live line before later being struck by a train, an inquest has heard.
Tragic crash was ‘unavoidable’ from moment boy, 7, stepped into road
20 September 2024A van driver who knocked down and killed a seven-year-old boy would have only had a split-second to react before the collision, an inquest has heard.
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