Some of the 39 people found dead in a lorry container in Essex were involved in an earlier foiled people-smuggling attempt, a court has heard. The Vietnamese men, woman and children, aged between 15 and 44, suffocated as they were transported from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Purfleet on October 23 last year. Jurors have heard … Read more
A people smuggler accused of killing 39 migrants who died in a lorry called another vehicle used to import illegal immigrants a ‘funeral car,’ a court heard today. Irish truck driver Eamonn Harrison, 23, and British-Romanian Gheorghe Nica, 43, are standing trial at the Old Bailey over the manslaughter of the Vietnamese immigrants who were … Read more
Nicolas Eaton (pictured), from Hailsham, East Sussex, was found dead at home by one of his sons in November last year A grandfather died after a pharmacy perscription told him to take ten times the appropriate amount of pain medication, an inquest heard. Nicholas Eaton had been placed on methadone in addition to his regular medication … Read more
Drink-driving lawyer dodges road ban after court hears she was moving her car to avoid a parking fine Danielle Amodio got up early to move the car out of a residents-only bay She had spent a night drinking wine at the home of her friend Sophie Stevens Police stopped the pair on walk back and … Read more
Metropolitan Police Sergeant Matt Ratana fought for two hours before dying from a gunshot wound to the chest after being fired upon ‘several times’ by a suspect in handcuffs inside a police station, a coroner was told today. The 54-year-old was shot as he was preparing to search a handcuffed suspect who had managed to … Read more
Metropolitan Police Sergeant Matt Ratana died from a gunshot wound to the chest after being fired upon ‘several times’ by a suspect in handcuffs inside a police station, a coroner was told today at his inquest. The 54-year-old was shot as he was preparing to search a handcuffed suspect who had managed to smuggle a … Read more
The vice president of British Petroleum hanged himself at his £2million home a week after he was made redundant, a coroner heard today. Newly-married Nick Spencer, 61, was found dead at his luxury home where he lived with his wife Eve in Buckinghamshire in April. His inquest heard he spent a decade working for the … Read more
A schoolgirl took her own life when she stepped in front of a train after being teased about a break-up, an inquest heard. Lucy Fagg, 16, had been subjected to name-calling after the breakdown of a relationship before she killed herself at a station in Sturry, near Canterbury in Kent, on March 6. On the … Read more
Family’s Chow Chow-cross Teddy mauled 12-day-old boy to death while mother was on toilet and father was outside with another child, inquest hears Elon, who was just 12-days-old, was mauled to death by the dog in Doncaster Mother Abigail Ellis had been in the bathroom when the Elon was savaged Father Stephen Joynes was playing outside … Read more
Donald Trump offered Julian Assange a ‘win-win’ deal through a political ally to avoid extradition if he disclosed the source behind leaked Democratic party emails, a court heard today. Jennifer Robinson, one of the lawyer’s representing the WikiLeaks founder, said then Republican then-Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and Trump associate Charles Johnson presented themselves as acting as … Read more