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Tragedy of hotel overdose death woman who was scared of ageing

Tragedy of hotel overdose death woman who was scared of ageing

26 January 2014

A former school counsellor who was terrified of getting old killed herself with a drugs overdose in a hotel room, an inquest heard.

Tributes to 'kind and caring' swimmer who died in cross-Channel challenge

Tributes to 'kind and caring' swimmer who died in cross-Channel challenge

23 January 2014

A selfless swimmer collapsed and died through the sheer strain of swimming the Channel from Kent, an inquest's heard.

Man sets himself on fire in field... before asking neighbours to ring 999

Man sets himself on fire in field... before asking neighbours to ring 999

23 January 2014

A man who suffered from depression died after turning himself into a human fireball and then asking shocked residents to ring the emergency services.

Coroner hit with formal warning over tragic teen's inquest delays

Coroner hit with formal warning over tragic teen's inquest delays

23 January 2014

A coroner has been officially reprimanded after a teenager's family complained it took her more than five years to complete an inquest into his death.

Former BMW chief death ruled accident

Former BMW chief death ruled accident

23 January 2014

Former BMW motorsport chief Karl-Heinz Kalbfell died as a result of an accident at Brands Hatch, a coroner has ruled.

Airman in desperate attempt to save himself from fatal rail fall

Airman in desperate attempt to save himself from fatal rail fall

20 January 2014

The death of an American airman who fell onto train tracks in Kent was an accident, a coroner has ruled.

American airman tried to save himself from fatal railway fall

American airman tried to save himself from fatal railway fall

17 January 2014

Staff Sergeant Ryan Austin died after he fell on to the live track at Maidstone East train station

Misadventure verdict into death of four-day-old baby

Misadventure verdict into death of four-day-old baby

17 January 2014

A four-day-old baby who suffered a "catastrophic and extremely rare" brain injury at birth died as a result of misadventure, an inquest has ruled.

Doctor tells of 'desperate' calls for ambulance for baby

Doctor tells of 'desperate' calls for ambulance for baby

16 January 2014

A doctor told an inquest of his 'desperate' attempts to arrange an ambulance to transfer a critically ill four-day-old baby.

Inquest into death of four-day-old baby

Inquest into death of four-day-old baby

15 January 2014

A two-day inquest into the tragic death of a four-day-old baby is being heard today.

Inquest opens into woman's crossing death

Inquest opens into woman's crossing death

02 January 2014

A 35-year-old who died after been struck by a train just before Christmas has been identified as a former pub manageress.

Council worker died after trying heroin 'possibly for first time'

Council worker died after trying heroin 'possibly for first time'

23 December 2013

A council worker battling depression whose drug-taking spiralled out of control probably died after taking heroin for the first time, a coroner heard.

Man killed in bridge hanging is named

Man killed in bridge hanging is named

20 December 2013

A man found hanging from a footbridge has been named as an inquest is opened into his death.

Tailor to the stars dies after doctors fail to spot blood clot

Tailor to the stars dies after doctors fail to spot blood clot

15 December 2013

A former tailor who had boasted Frank Sinatra among his clients died when doctors failed to spot a clot on his brain, an inquest's heard.

Bridge death man named as inquest opens

Bridge death man named as inquest opens

13 December 2013

An inquest into the death of a man found hanging from a footbridge in Maidstone has opened.

Grieving patient died in accident as he tried to reach wife's grave

Grieving patient died in accident as he tried to reach wife's grave

12 December 2013

A devastated widower escaped from a secure dementia ward and was walking to the final resting place of his beloved wife when he was killed by a lorry.

Popular school worker's car park death a mystery

Popular school worker's car park death a mystery

11 December 2013

A family will never know how a popular school maintenance worker came to die in a car park behind a town centre pub.

Desperate death of man trapped in wall cavity inches from help

Desperate death of man trapped in wall cavity inches from help

09 December 2013

A man was just inches away from help when he died after becoming stuck in a small space between two walls, an inquest has heard.

Mystery over death on Dartford Heath

Mystery over death on Dartford Heath

09 December 2013

A man found dead on Dartford Heath had just keys, a lighter, tissues and 27p on him, an inquest's heard.

Depressed restaurant owner on brink of bankruptcy took own life

Depressed restaurant owner on brink of bankruptcy took own life

07 December 2013

The owner of a popular restaurant facing bankruptcy was found hanged the day after he promised his girlfriend he would get his life under control.

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