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Essex coroner's court cases heard so far this month
Coroners investigate hundreds of deaths every year as part of their role in the justice system. Here are some of the cases overseen in Essex ...
75,000 bottles of coffee creamer recalled in 31 states due to 'spoilage' issue
There are two flavors are impacted by the recall: Cinnabon Classic Cinnamon Roll and Hazelnut. A total of 75,000 bottles of ...
Ex-Tory mayor 'died in drug den with plastic bag over head tied to chair for sexual pleasure'
Les Winwood, 67, visited the address of a drug dealer and was said to have used a shoelace to tie one of his arms to a chair ...
UCHealth reports rise in cases of people accidentally putting glue in their eyes
Two very similar bottles stored in the same place in the home have led to a growing number of people seeking medical attention for accidentally putting glue in their eyes.
Former Tory mayor, 67, died in a crack den after putting a plastic bag over his head and tying himself to a chair while seeking sexual pleasure, inquest hears
The body of Les Winwood, 67, (pictured) was found in a camping chair at a home in Bilston. A post-mortem examination found he ...
West Midlands Conservative councillor suffocated to death after placing plastic bag over his head in sex game, inquest hears
A Conservative councillor for Bridgnorth suffocated to death in a Bilston drugs den after tying himself to a chair and ...
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Essex coroner's court round-up: the cases heard so far this month
Coroners investigate hundreds of deaths every year as part of their role in the justice system. Here are some of the cases overseen in Essex ...
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Dunmow pensioner died after drunken fall down stairs
Philip Blackman, 77, was a long-term alcoholic and had been suffering from dementia for five years before the accident in November.
Man, 22, drowned in Lake Como while trying to save girlfriend who was 'struggling'
Sam Rigby jumped into Lake Como after his girlfriend, Olivia Greenall, got into trouble while swimming in the "cold, deep" ...
No evidence that teenager tragically found in a river had taken their own life
The inquest has concluded into the death of Charminster teenager Alex Bendall who went missing and was tragically found dead ...
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Family will treasure teen's 'flame of compassion'
Bournemouth Coroner's Court heard Alex was last seen alive on 11 February ... including "is drinking entire bottle of vodka going to kill me?". Alex's body was discovered in the River Frome, near ...
Gene Hackman’s cause of death was Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease, medical examiner says
Hackman died of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer’s disease as a significant contributory factor, Dr. Heather Jarrell, chief medical investigator for the New ...