Inquests

The family of a teenager who died following mental health problems say they have been vindicated by the results of an inquest into her death.

An inquest has found that a series of missed opportunities contributed to the death of a teenager with mental health problems.

Questions have been raised about the discharges of a teenage girl from specialist mental health wards in the months before she died.

The parents of a girl who suffered with mental health issues have told an inquest their daughter was “systematically let down time and time again”.

An inquest has concluded into the death of a 26-year-old man who died in Newark.

An inquest into a teenager's death resumes next week.

Lincolnshire Police will review the investigation into the death of a young mother abused by her then-partner, the force has confirmed.

A policing watchdog is consulting the family of a young mother who died after abuse from her then partner, following new evidence from her inquest.

A victim of domestic abuse has been “given a voice” after a jury reached a verdict of unlawful killing at her inquest, her family and friends said.

A jury has ruled that a mother was unlawfully killed following an assault by her then-partner.

A jury has been asked to decide if domestic abuse "more than minimally" contributed to the death of a woman.

Upgraded coroner’s court facilities will improve support for families and public hearings, say bosses.

A policing expert says there were missed opportunities to build a bigger picture around the abuse a young mother was suffering before she died.

A cardiologist has testified that severe emotional distress likely played a critical role in the death of a domestic abuse victim.

A police officer broke into tears today as he remembered discovering the body of a young mother holding her six-month-old child.

A police officer has issued an apology to the family of a domestic abuse victim during an inquest into her death - expressing regret for a “joke”.

A custody sergeant has admitted that he might have reconsidered bail for a domestic abuser if he had been aware of previous allegations of abuse.

An abuser admitted he had assaulted his partner in an interview after his arrest but was bailed despite fears he would return to her flat.

A young mother was at a "turning point" in coming forward when reporting the latest incidence of abuse by her partner just hours before she died.

A mother revealed she had been sleeping on her sofa for two years in a 40-minute call to police operators about the abuse she was being subjected to.