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‘I’m not ashamed of what I’ve gone through - it’s made me stronger’
01 November 2023A dad who has battled mental health problems and drug addiction now wants to help stop others going down the same path.
Driver, 37, killed when van veered into oncoming lorry
30 October 2023A man died after his van went into the wrong lane and collided with a lorry, an inquest has heard.
Tragic final moments of Phil Spencer’s parents recalled as inquest opens
30 October 2023The tragic final moments of Phil Spencer’s parents have been recalled as an inquest opened this morning.
Tragic epilepsy death of football-mad 26-year-old
28 October 2023The devastated family of a football-mad 26-year-old who died following an epileptic seizure have told how “his smile could light up a room”.
Police pledge to make changes after mum died in custody cell
24 October 2023An inquest and police investigation has found proper welfare checks were not carried out on a mum-of-four on the night she died at a police station.
Girl, 12, collapsed at school and died in hospital
23 October 2023The devastated parents of a girl who died after collapsing at school have paid an emotional tribute to their “princess”.
Coroner’s blunder sees dad killed in crash wrongly cast as drug user
18 October 2023A coroner has “wholeheartedly” apologised after wrongly telling a court a young dad had taken a strong opioid drug before he was killed in a crash.
Mum-of-four died with ‘serious infection’ while in police custody, inquest told
12 October 2023An inquest has heard that a ‘loving and fun mum’ died from a serious kidney infection while being held in police custody.
Coroner to probe whether hospital did enough to save six-year-old
26 September 2023A coroner will investigate whether an NHS trust did enough to save the life of a six-year-old who died of sepsis.
‘My clever, brilliant boy seemed so happy – and that’s the frightening thing’
22 September 2023The heartbroken mum of a teenager who took his own life has spoken of the tragedy in the hope it will save others from going through the same agony.
Open verdict conclusion for man who fell 90ft to his death
20 September 2023An inquest has been held into the death of a 42-year-old man whose body was found at the bottom of a cliff after being chased by four men.
Inquest opens into death of town pub landlord
18 September 2023An inquest into the death of a pub landlord has heard how he suffered a fatal stab wound to his torso.
Mum-of-four ‘fat-shamed’ by hospital staff before her tragic death
18 September 2023The family of a mum who died just a month after giving birth say she was “tormented” by comments made by hospital staff about her weight.
‘He’d be here if he could be’ - Soldier died after night of drinking
17 September 2023A young soldier and dad-of-two died after a night of drinking with his friends.
A20 crash victim named
15 September 2023An inquest has opened into the death of a 41-year-old passenger who died after the car he was in crashed into a barrier on a Kent road.
Mum found dead in Bluewater lake was ‘struggling with mental health’
14 September 2023An inquest into the death of a mum-of-three who was found dead in water at a Kent shopping centre has opened.
'My death has nothing to do with losing election’
08 September 2023A woman who took her own life weeks after defeat at local council elections left a note saying: “My death has nothing to do with the result.”
Body of mum feared murdered was found by her own family
04 September 2023A much-loved mum suspected to have been murdered died from blunt-force injuries and drowning, an inquest has heard.
Engineer died after drinking hand sanitiser on cargo ship
29 August 2023An engineer on a cargo ship died after drinking hand sanitiser – despite the best efforts of Kent paramedics to save him.
‘He was the love of my life – his death has hit us so hard’
23 August 2023The devastated partner of a dad-of-two who died after falling from a clifftop says he was “the love of my life”.
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