An inquest has heard how carbon monoxide from a barbecue left burning in a tent overnight led to the death of a 14-year-old girl last year.
Hannah Thomas-Jones was on a camping holiday in Shropshire with her family when her mother and step-father decided to bring the barbecue inside to keep the tent warm.
Lee Comley reports.
A teenager was killed by fumes from a barbecue placed inside a tent to keep her warm during a family camping trip, an inquest has heard.
Read the full storyA coroner has recorded a verdict of accidental death after a teenager died of carbon monoxide poisoning at a campsite.
Hannah Thomas-Jones who was 14 was staying with her family at the Baron Campsite in Bucknell in Shropshire. Today's inquest found she was poisoned after a used barbeque was brought into her tent.
The inquest is due to open today into the death of a teenager, believed to have been poisoned by carbon monoxide.
Hannah-Thomas Jones, who was 14, died last year when a BBQ was brought into a tent during a family camping trip in Shropshire.
A school girl was mown down and killed in front of her family just minutes after celebrating her sixth birthday party, an inquest has heard.
Daisy-May Brooks ran into the road as she played outside her home moments after cutting her birthday cake and was hit by a car.
Daisy-May was rushed to hospital after the collision on the 12th May earlier this year but died a short time later of multiple injuries.
Coroner Robin Balmain said the collision was "probably unavoidable".
The driver of the vehicle that hit the six-year-old, Claire Reynolds, told the hearing that she hadn't seen Daisy-May, who stepped out from behind a parked 4x4.
The verdict of the inquest was accidental death.
An inquest into the deaths of a grandmother and her grandson from Rutland whose bodies were found in a lake has found it was a "tragic accident".
Dawn Mullany, 71, from Lincolnshire and Laurence Mullany-Mills, 6, were discovered in Holywell Lake, near Stamford in February.
Post-mortem examinations found they had drowned but despite police inquiries it is still unknown how they came to be in the water though it is thought the pair were near the water to feed ducks.
– Detective Chief Inspector David Wood"Our investigations have definitively found that no third party contributed to the death of Mrs Mullany and Laurence, but we are unable to say exactly why or how they both ended up in the water.
"This was an awful, tragic accident and our thoughts are with the family. We hope that the conclusion of the inquest process enables them, in some sense, to move forward.
The six-year-old had gone to stay with his grandmother but had been due to return home earlier that day, the inquest held at Boston Magistrates' Court heard.
The family released a statement saying they knew what the inquest would be able to tell them, now they must rebuild their lives:
– Family of Dawn Mullany and Laurence Mullany-Mills"We will never exactly know what happened that day, other than a tragic accident that's taken away two wonderful people and beloved pillars of our family.
"Now we have to continue with the long and difficult journey that is rebuilding our lives with the support of our family and friends and the loving memory of our years spent with Dawn and Laurie."
An inquest has re-opened in Leamington Spa into the deaths of five people who were killed following a mid-air collision four years ago.
Brian Normington, 70, from Leamington, was at the controls of his KR2 kit plane when it collided with another aircraft on approach to Coventry airport in August 2008, causing one of its engines to explode.
The pilot of the other plan, Sophie Hastings, 28, from Derbyshire, was also killed - along with three other passengers.
The evidence will be considered by a jury. The court will hear from fifteen witnesses during proceedings expected to last two weeks.
19-month-old Harry Connolly died at home from dehydration and kidney failure after being sent home twice from Northampton General hospital.
His mother believes opportunities to save his life were missed.
Today, the hospital apologised to Harry's parents.
– Dr Sonia Swart, Medical Director for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust.“We wish to offer our deepest sympathies to Harry’s parents and family and to say sorry to Mr and Mrs Connolly for the failings identified today by the coroner in the care of their son. The Trust fully accepts the narrative verdict.
“I would emphasise that,as the coroner noted during the inquest, we have already undertaken a full investigation into what happened and shared the results with Harry’s parents. Following that investigation we made a series of changes during the past year to the way we care for children as a result ofthe lessons learned from this case.”
An inquest into the death of a toddler from Northampton is due to finish.
19-month-old Harry Connolly died at home from dehydration and kidney failure after being sent home twice from hospital.
His mother believes opportunities to save his life were missed.
19 month old Harry Connolly died at home from dehydration and kidney failure. He was referred to Northampton General Hospital to be sent home twice. His mother told an inquest she believes medical staff missed several opportunities to save her son's life.
