Man knifes himself to death after believing vest was stab proof, inquest hears

A man stabbed himself to death as he believed his vest was stab-proof, an inquest has heard. Jordan Easton died from self-inflicted wounds just five days after his 22nd birthday. Easton, from Thornaby, Teesside, inflicted the fatal wound while at his friend’s parents on August 23. According to Teesside Live, assistant coroner Karin Welsh said: […]

Python that killed owner was showing ‘affection,’ inquest hears

An 8ft African python that killed its owner may have constricted the man as a “show of affection” rather than aggression, an inquest heard. Animal lover Daniel Brandon, 31, died from asphyxiation at his home near Basingstoke, Hampshire, on August 25. One of his 10 snakes, Tiny, who Brandon had owned for 16 years, was […]

Antiques Roadshow expert died following a psychotic episode, inquest hears

Mrs Gibson-Watt, a jewellery specialist for Sotheby’s who appeared as an expert on Antiques Roadshow, passed away on November 20, 2012 at the age of 34, just four weeks after she gave birth to her first child, Chiara. She died in hospital as the result of a cardiac arrest and injury to her liver. Yesterday, […]