After a pensioner was crushed to death by trains, a coroner wrote to Sir Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, expressing concerns about safety on the tube. Brian Mitchell died on the Jubilee Line at London Underground station Stratford in East London on Boxing Day afternoon in 2023. An inquest heard the 72-year-old was seen on CCTV gettingContinue reading “Coroner Demands Answers From Sadiq Khan”
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Baby Boy Dies After Circumcision
A coroner has raised concerns over circumcisions being carried out ‘without any prior training’ after a six-month-old boy died days after undergoing a procedure. Mohamed Abdisamad underwent a non-therapeutic male circumcision on February 12, 2023, performed by a circumciser recommended to his parents upon their request, the West London coroner’s report read. But the baby started exhibitingContinue reading “Baby Boy Dies After Circumcision”
Mother Of Brianna Ghey Wants Smartphone Ban
The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey is calling on Sir Keir Starmer to ban smartphones in schools, claiming it “would really have helped her daughter”. In addition, Esther Ghey is calling for increased funding for schools to implement phone lock pouches, which she claims have worked well for her daughter’s previous school, Birchwood CommunityContinue reading “Mother Of Brianna Ghey Wants Smartphone Ban”
A Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Dies From Asphyxiation
A teenage girl has died from oxygen deprivation after eating pizza and chips, and then she went swimming, an inquest heard. Lucy Reed, 15, went on a day trip to Cleethorpes with her mother, Liz, and a friend when the tragic incident occurred in June 2023. A post-mortem examination by pathologist Dr Justin Cooke atContinue reading “A Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Dies From Asphyxiation”
Machete Attack On London Bus
Two youths have confessed to killing a 14-year-old boy in a machete attack on a London bus while he was journeying home from school. Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed 27 times as he travelled on a Route 472 bus in Woolwich, South East London, on the afternoon of January 7. Emergency services were summoned to theContinue reading “Machete Attack On London Bus”
My Brother Emailed His GP surgery, But They Didn’t Respond
After emailing a general practitioner’s office asking patients not to call, a woman whose brother passed away has warned that more deaths could occur if immediate adjustments are not made. Allan Hamilton, 51, struggled to breathe when he emailed The Pike Practice on November 14. He had been told not to call his GP onContinue reading “My Brother Emailed His GP surgery, But They Didn’t Respond”
A Pensioner Who Was Immobile And Died All Alone At The Age Of 84
An 84-year-old immobile man who lived alone died after being sent home from the hospital unable to call for assistance as his phone was in the other room. Samuel Brookes was transported to his bed where he could not reach his pendant alarm or the handheld device as he was left alone for two weeks.Continue reading “A Pensioner Who Was Immobile And Died All Alone At The Age Of 84”
A Woman, 76, Dies After Waiting 2 Hours For An Ambulance On The Freezing Floor Of A GP’s Parking Lot
AN ELDERLY woman died after being left in agony on the freezing floor of a GP car park for more than two hours after falling over. Josephine Ellis, 76, had just attended an appointment at a mobile clinic adjacent to the Hoveton and Wroxham Medical Centre near Norwich, Norfolk. She lost her balance while walking to herContinue reading “A Woman, 76, Dies After Waiting 2 Hours For An Ambulance On The Freezing Floor Of A GP’s Parking Lot”
After Being Left On A Trolley For 10 Hours In A&E, A 31-Year-Old Woman Died Of Sepsis
A woman who died after being left for 10 hours on a hospital trolley in a corridor in A&E was ‘abandoned in her most vulnerable moment,’ an inquest was told. Tamara Davis, 31, died of sepsis after being left struggling to breathe and coughing up blood in a busy A&E department in December 2022. She had beenContinue reading “After Being Left On A Trolley For 10 Hours In A&E, A 31-Year-Old Woman Died Of Sepsis”
A 13-Year-Old Schoolgirl Died After Costa Coffee Served Her Hot Chocolate With Milk
Next week, an inquest concerning the circumstances surrounding a possible allergic response to a Costa Coffee drink will get underway about the death of 13-year-old Hannah Jacobs. On February 8 of last year, Hannah, an East London resident from Barking, passed away following what appeared to be an allergic response to a hot chocolate drink.Continue reading “A 13-Year-Old Schoolgirl Died After Costa Coffee Served Her Hot Chocolate With Milk”