#inquest

#inquest

Peter Dervin had spent all day by his son's side in Broomfield Hospital before he decided to get dinner. He pleaded with staff at the Essex facility not to leave his eldest child, Greg, alone in his absence. "They almost laughed at me and said, 'This is what we do. We're nurses and we look after patients'," Dervin recalls. Greg had been given lorazepam, an anxiety drug flagged by clinicians as leaving him prone to becoming unsteady and agitated.

He would say 'yes, heading a football all those years probably hasn't helped'. I remember coming home from school and Dad would be in bed. Or having a lie down. He would say he's been having headaches. I remember thinking 'why are you having headaches?'

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An asylum seeker who took his own life on the Bibby Stockholm barge would still be alive were it not for failures in his care by the Home Office and NHS mental health workers, his family has said. Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead in December 2023 on the government's former accommodation vessel for migrants, which was moored at Portland Port, Dorset.

Recording a conclusion of suicide, Dorset coroner Rachael Griffin said Mr Farruku had not made any complaints about the accommodation. Speaking at the hearing in Bournemouth, she also said he had not been subject to "racism or inappropriate acts" while onboard. Mr Farruku's sisters Marsida Keci and Jola Dushku have questioned how he was allowed to be moved to the Bibby Stockholm in November 2023, having struggled with his mental health since the death of their parents.

Gary Wade, 56, was found dead from an overdose in his Ilford flat on May 15, as revealed during an inquest at East London Coroner's Court.

Senior coroner Graeme Irvine said, 'It seems to me that your brother's death was tragic and it was a horrible, horrible death.'

Colin Rickards, 71, died at King George Hospital after being admitted from another facility. He suffered from depression, type 2 diabetes, and pneumonia.

An inquest for Jackir Ahmed, who died on the A12 in a motorcycle collision, has been opened, with the final hearing set for January.

Professor Bates emphasized how intertwined the miscommunication about Mr. Goss's medication and his pre-existing conditions contributed to the tragic outcome of this case. His failure to timely identify the heart condition led to misguided actions.

The coroner stated, 'I'm satisfied on those facts this death occurred in circumstances requiring an inquest,' highlighting the necessity of investigating Mr. Wright's tragic death.

Andrew Corser, Ben's father, expressed the family's devastation, saying, 'We have had no explanation or reason given, no suggestion of robbery, kidnapping or anything else.'

"A British engineer died on a luxury superyacht in the Caribbean after being electrocuted while repairing a fault, an inquest has heard. Roy Temme, from Southampton, was one of the 17-strong crew of the 62.5 metre-long Baton Rouge when it was moored in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua."

His smiling face and love of life will always be remembered.

"Kyra was a beautiful, beaming beacon of light in the lives of all who were fortunate enough to know her, guided by an unwavering moral compass."