Category: Inquests

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Inquest Concludes Adrian McDonald Died of Stress of Incident

The inquest into the death of Adrian McDonald concluded this week that his death was due to “the effects of cocaine and stress of incident, following police dog bites and Taser.” Adrian was arrested, restrained, bitten by a police dog, tasered, and then left in a police van struggling to breathe properly. The police were called…

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Inquest opens into the death of Adrian McDonald

Inquest opens into the death of Adrian Mcdonald following a police dog bite and use of taser by Staffordshire Police Adrian McDonald died in 2014, aged 34, following an arrest where he was tasered and bitten severely by a police dog. However, the moments Adrian was bitten and tasered were not captured on recordings shown…

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Emily’s Hartley’s Successful Inquest Case Study

Diane Coulson’s daughter Emily Hartley, was the youngest woman to die in prison custody in recent years. Emily took her own life at New Hall Prison in April 2016, at 21 years old. Emily had a long history of mental health issues; which she believed began at the age of 9, after grieving the death of her grandmother,…