Millionaire’s daughter turned away by carer before her father’s starved body was found, trial hears

The daughter of a ‘reclusive’ millionaire landlord was turned away by his carer when she arrived with a Christmas gift three months before he was found starved to death, a murder trial heard today.  The skeletal body of James ‘Anthony’ Sootheran, 59, who once weighed 17 stone, was found on March 18, 2014 at his … Read more

Millionaire’s daughter turned away by carer before her father’s starved body was found, trial hears

The daughter of a millionaire landlord was turned away by his carer when she arrived with a Christmas gift three months before he was found starved to death, a murder trial heard today.  The skeleton body of James ‘Anthony’ Sootheran, 59, who once weighed 17 stone, was found in March 2014 at his farm in South … Read more

Teen mother went online to sell concert tickets on day her starved baby’s body was found

A teenager who went partying for six days and left her baby to starve to death took to social media to sell concert tickets on the day her 20-month-old daughter’s body was found. The family of Verphy Kudi, 19, say they are ‘broken’ by the tragedy after the mother yesterday admitted manslaughter at Lewes Crown Court. Her daughter Asiah … Read more

Teen mother went online to sell concert tickets on day her starved baby’s body was found

A teenager who went partying for six days and left her baby to starve to death took to social media to sell concert tickets on the day her 20-month-old daughter’s body was found. The family of Verphy Kudi, 19, say they are ‘broken’ by the tragedy after the mother yesterday admitted manslaughter at Lewes Crown Court. Her daughter Asiah … Read more

Pair charged with killing woman with Down’s syndrome by neglect after she was found starved to death

Pair are charged with killing woman, 24, with Down’s syndrome by neglect after she was found starved to death with horrendous scabies infection Deborah Leitch had Down’s Syndrome and was found dead at house in Blackpool Post mortem examination gave cause of death as severe emaciation and neglect Six people were arrested in connection to … Read more

Pair charged with killing woman with Down’s syndrome by neglect after she was found starved to death

Pair are charged with killing woman, 24, with Down’s syndrome by neglect after she was found starved to death with horrendous scabies infection Deborah Leitch had Down’s Syndrome and was found dead at house in Blackpool Post mortem examination gave cause of death as severe emaciation and neglect Six people were arrested in connection to … Read more

Fossils: Neanderthal who fell down a well and starved to death 130,000 years ago had buck teeth

Altamura Man — a Neanderthal who starved to death after falling down a well over 130,000 years ago — had buck teeth he likely used to hold meat while cutting it. Cavers spotted the remains in the Lamalunga Cave, Italy, in 1993 — finding them covered in deposits of calcite, a mineral derived from the surrounding … Read more

Widower who says wife starved herself to death in care home during lockdown demands inquest

Widower who says his wife starved herself to death in a care home after he was stopped from visiting her during the coronavirus outbreak demands an inquest Retired architect Shaikh Rehman was told he could no longer visit his sick wife  Rosemary, 75, was in a care home after suffering a stroke and also had … Read more

Top tips for first time investors: Starved savers turn to stock market

Amateur investors are behind a surge in new stock market accounts opened in lockdown. Leading investment platforms are reporting a record rise in new Isa and pension accounts as DIY savers look to make their money go further. The rise also comes after the stock market was plunged into chaos by the Covid-19 pandemic, with … Read more