All articles tagged with #coroner
Elaine Ellery, a mother of two in Norfolk, England, died at 67 from mesothelioma. A Norfolk Coroner’s Court ruled her cancer was caused by asbestos exposure she endured as a child from her father’s work clothes and factory environment, including hugs and helping wash his overalls; her father died earlier from an asbestos-related industrial disease.
The woman who first publicly accused high-profile twins Oren and Alon Alexander of sexual assault, Kate Whiteman, was found dead in Australia last year; a New South Wales coroner ruled the death not suspicious as the brothers face a criminal case on sex-trafficking charges that prosecutors say involve dozens of victims. The brothers deny all allegations and have been held without bail in Brooklyn ahead of a trial set to begin around late January. Civil lawsuits against the trio have multiplied, with more than a dozen accusers and ongoing investigations, while the FBI charged all three in December 2024 for alleged trafficking operations since 2010.
An experienced skydiver, Jade Damarell, deliberately fell to her death after ending her relationship, with the coroner concluding it was a suicide. She had completed over 500 jumps and intentionally did not deploy her parachute on her final jump. Her family and the skydiving community mourn her and hope to promote mental health awareness and support.
Elyse Ramsay's father, Tim, died suddenly after taking the weight-loss drug Saxenda for 19 days, leading his family to suspect the medication contributed to his death. Despite the coroner initially ruling the cause of death as 'undetermined', an investigation into Saxenda's role is ongoing. Elyse warns against using such drugs for non-diabetic weight loss due to potential severe side effects, highlighting the risks of obtaining them from unregulated sources.
Dr. Christopher Tape, a Louisiana coroner with a history of child molestation charges, has taken office despite facing calls for his resignation. Tape has announced the discontinuation of the agency's sexual assault nurse examiner (Sane) program, sparking outrage as it provided crucial evidence in sexual assault cases. Efforts to recall Tape face procedural challenges, requiring 37,000 certified signatures from local voters. Tape defended his decision, stating he was protecting taxpayers and denied being an abuser, prompting widespread controversy and calls for his resignation.
A 23-year-old man, identified as Dakota Michael Collin-Harris, died in a motorcycle crash on Fort Washington Way in downtown Cincinnati. He lost control of his motorcycle on the southbound I-71 ramp, fell off the overpass, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Excessive speed is being investigated as a contributing factor, but he was wearing a helmet.
A multi-vehicle collision occurred on U.S. Highway 25 near Scott Lane in Greenville County, South Carolina, resulting in one fatality and one person being airlifted to the hospital. The collision involved a vehicle traveling south crossing into the opposite lane and colliding with a northbound vehicle. The driver of the southbound vehicle died at the scene, and the crash is currently under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Greenville County Coroner's Office.
Gretchen Hankins, whose son was buried without her knowledge, confronted Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart about the lack of notification. Grisham-Stewart claimed she didn't know how to find people, prompting outrage. The coroner's office failed to notify families of several men buried in a pauper's field, leading to calls for federal investigations. Despite attempts to witness her son's exhumation, Hankins was turned away, highlighting the failures of the death notification system in Hinds County.
A "college-aged male" was found dead outside a building on Purdue University's campus, with the Tippecanoe County Coroner's Office working to identify the deceased individual and notify next of kin. An autopsy was scheduled, and the university community mourns the loss of Neel Acharya, a double major in computer science and data science at the John Martinson Honors College, who was reportedly confirmed as the deceased individual.
The Greenville County Coroner's Office identified the victim of a fatal apartment fire as Michael Charles Hurston, 55, who was found dead in the second-floor bedroom of the apartment at 2540 East North St., near the Pelham Road intersection. The fire was reported at about 7:15 a.m., and Hurston was the only occupant inside the apartment at the time. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday to determine the cause of death.
Two people, identified as David Owen Jones, 73, and Diana Lynn Jones, 76, were killed in a car crash on Wade Hampton Boulevard in Taylors, South Carolina. The crash involved a 2019 Kia Stinger and a 2012 Ford Escape, resulting in the Ford going off the road and the deaths of its occupants. The cause of death for the Joneses is pending, and the driver of the Kia was taken to the hospital with injuries.
A body was discovered in a ditch along Sallys Branch Road in Laurel County, Kentucky. The body, believed to be that of a man in his late 30s, has been sent to the state medical examiner's office for identification and further investigation. The cause of death is currently unknown, as there was no evidence of trauma on the body.
A coroner in Pennsylvania has recommended that a police officer be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a man after a car chase, a recommendation that has been met with opposition from the local prosecutor who believes the shooting was justified. The coroner's recommendation is based on evidence that the officer's account of the incident did not align with body camera footage, and that the man's car posed no threat to the officers involved. The prosecutor dismissed the coroner's stance as "theatrical nonsense." The officer remains in good standing and the case continues to generate controversy.
Two people, identified as Angelica Aquino and Jonathan Sherrill, were found dead inside a home in Greer, South Carolina, after a child called 911 reporting loud popping noises. Both victims displayed signs of trauma and had suffered at least one gunshot wound. The Greenville County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident, and an autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause and manner of death.
Two people have been identified after a shooting in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Deputies responded to a call on Sims Lane and found one person shot in the driveway. Witnesses reported that another person had gone back into the home. SWAT and the coroner were called to the scene, and two individuals, Nayda Pastrana Aguila and Luis Manuel Serpa Ocasio, both 51 years old, were found dead inside the residence. The investigation is ongoing, with some witnesses yet to be interviewed and one possible witness hospitalized.