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A talented artist was dragged into the sea by a huge wave as she begged her boyfriend to save her after she waded into the water during a row, an inquest heard. Bethany Skinner, 22, and her boyfriend Philip Erickson had been kicked out of the Sheiks nightclub in Bognor Regis following a furious argument on February … Read more
Briton who drowned swimming off Barbados is named as millionaire businessman, 61, who moved to the island after split from his wife A British millionaire businessman has drowned in waters off coast of Barbados Mark Smith, 61, had recently moved to the Caribbean from his home in Sheffield Locals had warned Smith not to go … Read more
The death of a new father, who drowned when his canoe overturned, has been described by a coroner as a ‘silly, tragic accident’. On July 18 last year, Mark Hill made the fateful ‘last minute’ decision to take his canoe to Amberswood Lake in Wigan. The 40-year-old had only become a father 14 weeks earlier, … Read more
Parents of mother, 38, who drowned her 23-month-old twins say there were ‘missed opportunities’ to help their daughter who was suffering from ‘serious mental illness’ as coroner rules deaths as unlawful killing Samantha Ford killed twin children Jake and Chloe in Kent on Boxing Day, 2018 The 39-year-old was sentenced to 10 years in a … Read more
Detectives arrest 30-year-old over the death of man, 20, who was found drowned in a river after he and four others burgled a cannabis factory Sol Hemy, 20, was found drowned in River Itchen in Southampton, Hampshire He and four others broke into a cannabis factory the same night, September 5 Man, 30, has been arrested … Read more
Detectives arrest 30-year-old over the murder of man, 20, who was found drowned in a river after he and four others burgled a cannabis factory Sol Hemy, 20, was found drowned in River Itchen in Southampton, Hampshire He and four others broke into a cannabis factory the same night, September 5 Man, 30, has been arrested … Read more
British student, 19, fell from party boat and drowned during holiday to Prague just days after finishing his A-levels, inquest hears, as family mourn their ‘perfect son’ Steven Roberts toppled over the side of a two-storey vessel in Czech Republic Witnesses recalled hearing a splash but nobody saw the teenager fall from boat Police searched … Read more
A British backpacker who died in Cambodia last year had drugs in her system prompting her family to question whether she was spiked before her death. Amelia Bambridge, 21, disappeared after attending a beach party on the Cambodian island of Koh Rong in October last year. Her body was discovered floating in the Gulf of … Read more
Wikileaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning’s Welsh mother, 65, drowned in bath after drinking so heavily she was four times the driving limit, inquest hears Susan Manning, 65, was found dead at home in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire Her daughter, Chelsea, missed funeral as she was being held in detention centre The alcohol made a ‘significant contribution’ to Susan’s death, … Read more
A toddler drowned in a hot tub after crawling outside when his mother left the back door open as she worked from home while caring for her twins, an inquest heard today. Eddie Murphy-Boxall, 18 months, was found unresponsive in the water by his heartbroken mother Siobhan Murphy, who had opened the door to let in some … Read more