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🌍 Africanews
National & Local

Nigeria: Inquiry into the Death of Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Son Opened

A coroner's inquiry has been started in Nigeria regarding the death of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's toddler son, Nkanu Nnamdi Esege, amid allegations of medical negligence against the hospital where he was treated.

Feb 26 • 15:08 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

Coroner orders report on barrier safety after Oasis fan's fatal fall at Wembley Stadium

A coroner has ordered an investigation into the safety of stadium barriers after the fatal fall of an Oasis fan at Wembley Stadium.

Feb 26 • 14:55 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

New regulations on burials and determining death. Changes to key principles

The Polish Ministry of Health is working on reforming healthcare laws to introduce the profession of coroner, aimed at clarifying procedures for determining death outside medical facilities.

Feb 26 • 11:01 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Coroner recommends SA 'lead the nation' with life jacket rules

South Australia's coroner has proposed increased life jacket regulations for boats under 7 meters following an inquest into multiple boating fatalities.

Feb 26 • 03:59 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Coroner begins inquest into death of Chimamanda Adichie’s son April 14

The Coroner's Court in Lagos is set to begin an inquiry into the death of 21-month-old Nkanu Nnamdi Esege, son of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, on April 14, 2026.

Feb 25 • 14:32 UTC
🇨🇦 Global News
Crime & Justice

Inquest called into 2019 death of Kingston man after encounter with police

A coroner's inquest will investigate the 2019 death of Evan Freeman, who died following a confrontation with Kingston Police after he fatally stabbed another man.

Feb 23 • 20:31 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Urgent apixaban blood thinner warning after man who 'felt fine' dies from minor fall

A coroner has issued a warning about the dangers of the blood thinner apixaban after a man died from a brain haemorrhage caused by a minor fall.

Feb 22 • 08:48 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Coroner identifies missed opportunities in teen’s allergic reaction death

A coroner has revealed overlooked opportunities in the treatment of Melbourne teenager James Tsindos, who died from an allergic reaction to a delivery meal containing cashew cheese.

Feb 20 • 04:10 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Britain's Got Talent's Kerri-Anne Donaldson's cause of death confirmed

The cause of death for Kerri-Anne Donaldson, a dancer from Britain's Got Talent, has been confirmed as suicide by a coroner following her arrest related to child sex offending allegations.

Feb 19 • 12:52 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Cop in Noah Donohoe search still haunted by thought of teen 'naked and afraid' in drain

A retired police officer expressed ongoing distress over the discovery of Noah Donohoe's body after a lengthy search in a storm drain, during an inquest into the schoolboy's tragic death.

Feb 18 • 20:13 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
Crime & Justice

The cause of death of Tommy Lee Jones's 34-year-old daughter has been revealed

Victoria Jones, the daughter of actor Tommy Lee Jones, died from a cocaine overdose, as reported by the San Francisco coroner's office.

Feb 18 • 08:13 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Dad died in prison, aged 34, after 'lengthy and challenging' restraint

A coroner's inquest has found that 34-year-old Josh Tarrant died in prison due to the failure of staff to recognize signs of a medical emergency during a restraining incident.

Feb 17 • 09:27 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Coroner finds 'cascade of events' contributed to arrested man's death at Perth station

A coroner's inquest determined that the way Joshua Van Malssen was restrained by officers during his arrest at Perth Underground Station contributed to his death.

Feb 14 • 02:12 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

ACT coroner apologises for 'excruciating delay' in Antarctic pilot inquest

The ACT Chief Coroner has expressed regret over the prolonged delay in delivering the report concerning the 2016 death of Canadian pilot David Wood in Antarctica.

Feb 14 • 00:49 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Naples on edge: the coroner says that the two-year-old boy with a 'burned' heart cannot undergo another transplant

A two-year-old boy in Naples, whose heart was reportedly 'burned' during transport, is deemed unfit for another transplant according to a coroner, prompting the family to seek an external evaluation.

Feb 13 • 17:19 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Coroner finds contentious police tactic not the cause of man's death in custody

A Queensland coroner concluded that the police tactic used in the arrest of Indigenous man Steven Nixon-McKellar was not the direct cause of his death in custody in 2021.

Feb 13 • 08:43 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

Lack of guidance around rare brain disorder risks further deaths, coroner warns

A coroner has raised concerns that inadequate national guidance on diagnosing a rare brain disorder leads to preventable fatalities, following the tragic death of a 12-year-old girl.

Feb 12 • 16:20 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Murderer Martin Leach had to fight for end-of-life wishes, coroner finds

Martin Leach, an infamous double murderer, struggled with corrections officials to uphold his end-of-life wishes prior to his death in 2024.

Feb 12 • 05:36 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

All you need to know as British family slam US police failings after dad shot daughter

The family of British woman Lucy Harrison, who was shot and killed by her father in Texas, criticizes US police and the state's gun laws after a coroner ruled her death was due to gross negligence manslaughter.

Feb 11 • 19:17 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

British woman, 23, shot dead by dad was unlawfully killed, coroner rules

An inquest has ruled that Lucy Harrison, a 23-year-old from the UK, was unlawfully killed by her father while visiting him in Texas.

Feb 11 • 15:20 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Briton shot by father in Texas after row about Trump was unlawfully killed, coroner rules

A coroner has ruled the death of Lucy Harrison, who was shot by her father in Texas following a dispute about Donald Trump, was an unlawful killing due to gross negligence.

Feb 11 • 14:43 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Family slam US police failings over dad who shot Brit daughter in Trump row

The family of Lucy Harrison, a British woman fatally shot by her father in Texas, criticizes US police and gun laws following the coroner's ruling of unlawful killing.

Feb 11 • 14:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

British woman shot dead by dad after ‘row about Trump’ ruled unlawful killing

The death of Lucy Harrison, a British woman shot by her father in Texas, has been ruled as an unlawful killing by a coroner due to gross negligence manslaughter.

Feb 11 • 12:15 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

No body-camera footage of woman's death in police stand-off, coroner hears

The inquest into Krista Kach's death will proceed without any body-camera footage, relying instead on eyewitness accounts.

Feb 11 • 03:50 UTC
🇨🇦 Global News
National & Local

Deaths of Prince Rupert family ruled homicide-suicide, inquest finds

A coroner's inquest in British Columbia determined that the deaths of a Prince Rupert family of four were a homicide-suicide, with recommendations to improve mental health policies.

Feb 11 • 00:30 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Police found 11 key items in car after dad and son plunged to their deaths on hike

A father and son from Alsager, Thomas and Richard Parry, tragically died while attempting to hike Bidean nam Bian in Scotland, with their deaths ruled accidental by a coroner.

Feb 10 • 17:57 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Life & Tech

Death of actress Catherine O'Hara was caused by pulmonary embolism

Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, exacerbated by underlying colon cancer, as confirmed by the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

Feb 10 • 13:40 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Father found smoking in shower after fatal house fire, court hears

A Queensland coroner's inquest reveals a father showed a lack of concern for his sons during a 2017 house fire that resulted in the death of one child and serious injuries to another.

Feb 9 • 04:32 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Drag queen died after encounter with man and dog - but coroner rejects last moments claims

A coroner has dismissed the account of the last person who saw drag queen Darren Meah-Moore alive before his death in Cardiff, where he was found covered by cardboard.

Feb 6 • 22:08 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

'Not well known' advice recommended after Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing

State Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan has urged the NSW government to adopt a campaign educating the public on surviving tragedies like the Bondi Junction stabbing.

Feb 5 • 19:37 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Coronial findings of Melbourne teen nut allergy death released

A coroner determined that a Melbourne teenager's death from anaphylaxis, after consuming walnuts, was not preventable despite identifying treatment delays by paramedics and hospital staff, and recommended a review of Ambulance Victoria guidelines.

Feb 5 • 07:25 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Man stabbed 6 people in a shopping center in Australia. State: Serious oversight by psychiatrist

A former psychiatrist failed to recognize the relapse of Joel Cauchi, leading to a deadly knife attack that resulted in six deaths at Bondi Junction shopping center in 2024, as concluded by the coroner's report.

Feb 5 • 05:36 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

‘Major failing’ in psychiatric care before Joel Cauchi stabbed six people at Bondi Junction, coroner finds

A coroner's report concluded that a significant failure in psychiatric care contributed to Joel Cauchi's relapse and subsequent stabbings at Bondi Junction in 2024, prompting recommendations for improvements in New South Wales' mental health system.

Feb 5 • 01:10 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Woman, 39, died after after 14 hour ambulance wait, inquest hears

A 39-year-old woman named Heather Louise Parkhill died at home after a 14-hour wait for an ambulance, with a coroner stating that earlier intervention could have potentially saved her life.

Feb 4 • 23:40 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Findings from Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing inquest handed down today

The coronial inquest into the Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing has concluded, with the NSW State Coroner sharing findings from witness testimonies regarding the April 13, 2024 attack.

Feb 4 • 19:20 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

ICE Chief: We're withdrawing 700 agents from Minnesota

The federal government is withdrawing 700 ICE agents from Minnesota, following the recent murder ruling of Alex Pretti by the county coroner.

Feb 4 • 14:37 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Coroner opens inquest into five babies murdered by Lucy Letby

A coroner has initiated inquests regarding the unnatural deaths of five newborns at the Countess of Chester hospital, previously linked to convict Lucy Letby.

Feb 4 • 13:15 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Husband of woman who vanished in 1986 'wrote fake confession to coroner'

Raymond Reddington is on trial for the murder of his wife Sharon Fulton, who vanished in 1986, with prosecutors alleging he wrote a fake confession and failed to report her missing for days.

Feb 4 • 07:02 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
Crime & Justice

Coroner to probe baby girl’s mysterious death

A coroner will conduct an inquest into the mysterious death of a less than six-month-old baby girl in Queensland, which has distressed her father but may assist other families.

Feb 4 • 04:09 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Woman ‘overwhelmed’ by loneliness killed herself and disabled daughter, coroner says

A coroner reported that Martina Karos took her life and that of her disabled daughter due to extreme loneliness and mental health struggles following a personal crisis.

Jan 16 • 18:10 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

BBC Breakfast guest says teen's death 'doesn't make sense' in moving interview

A grieving mother shared her emotional experience on BBC Breakfast, expressing confusion and seeking answers regarding the 2022 death of her 14-year-old son, Jools Sweeney, which was ruled a suicide by the coroner.

Jan 16 • 09:11 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Football fan took his own life after using illegal ‘predatory’ betting sites, inquest told

A coroner revealed that a football fan's addiction to illegal betting sites, exacerbated by his love for the sport, led to his tragic suicide at 36 after eight years of struggle.

Jan 13 • 19:12 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

'Devoted' mum found dead with daughter, 8, 'was scared child would be taken away'

A coroner's court has heard that a mother found dead with her disabled daughter was fearful that her child would be taken from her, which contributed to her depression leading up to their deaths in Salford.

Jan 12 • 17:58 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
Crime & Justice

Shocking discovery at the hospital. Here’s what the coroner determined

On January 7th, the body of a 51-year-old man was discovered on the premises of a medical facility in Poznań, raising questions about the circumstances of his death.

Jan 7 • 13:00 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Maddy Cusack: Inquest into footballer's death delayed again as coroner apologises to family

The inquest into the death of footballer Maddy Cusack, found dead at her home in September 2023, has been postponed again, with the coroner expressing apologies to her family for the delays.

Jan 5 • 18:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Asphyxiation the cause of death of four mountaineers in Vardousia - They were buried by snow

The cause of death for four mountaineers in Vardousia has been confirmed as asphyxiation due to being buried by snow, with no signs of trauma noted by the coroner.

Dec 29 • 15:51 UTC

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