Getty Images The boy was on holiday with his mother when the accident happened last summer A 12-year-old boy fell to his death at Ireland’s Cliffs of Moher after slipping in a puddle close to the edge, an inquest has heard. Zhihan Zhao and his mother, both Chinese nationals, were with her friends at the...
Stuart Whincup & Nathan Bevan BBC News, North East and Cumbria Supplied Jodey Whiting, from Stockton-on-Tees, was found dead in 2017 Having her benefits cut led to the death of a mother of nine, an inquest has found. Housebound Jodey Whiting, from Stockton-on-Tees, who had numerous physical and mental health issues, was found dead in...
BBC Keeleigh Plant fell 100ft on to a rocky beach A Devon woman died after she tried to retrieve her dog from a cliff edge, an inquest has heard. Keeleigh Plant, from Galmpton, Devon, had been walking her two pet cockapoo dogs with her boyfriend one afternoon in May 2023 when she died. The 18-year-old...
Maria Mulla, appearing remotely on behalf of the Cusack family, told the hearing: “One of the concerns is a perceived lack of transparency, particularly in relation to documents that are being provided to them [the family]. I am told the FA report in particular has missing pages and appears with a large number of redactions,...
Ben Parker BBC News, Suffolk PA Hannah and Mike Lynch were among seven people who died when the Bayesian sank A coroner has said criminal investigations need to finish before a full inquest can start into the deaths of four people when a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily. Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, 59,...
A South African court is due to re-examine the circumstances around the death of one of the most renowned campaigners against the racist system of apartheid, which had initially been described as accidental. A 1967 inquest ruled that Chief Albert Luthuli was walking on a railway line when he was struck by a train and...
Danny Fullbrook BBC News, Hertfordshire Family handout Maia Walsh had at least four TikTok accounts, a pre-inquest review heard TikTok will be the focus of an inquest into the death of a girl who used the app before her death, a coroner said. Maia Walsh, 13, posted “I don’t think I’ll live past 14” on...
Google Jack’s body was found washed up on rocks near Crackington Haven A “heroic” student died trying to save three young women from a rip tide in Cornwall, an inquest has heard. Jack Lees, from Holsworthy in Devon and a University of Bristol student, swam 150m (500ft) out with a male friend to help the...
