'Gorgeous' woman, 29, found dead in Airbnb on hen do
A woman who travelled to Liverpool for a hen do was found dead in the bathroom of her Airbnb apartment.
Kay Reed, 29, took a minibus to the city from Redcar in North Yorkshire on Friday, April 29 with a group of other women as they celebrated a friend's upcoming wedding.
The women spent the following day celebrating and playing crazy golf before returning to their apartments on Dale Street, where Kay began to complain of feeling sick and went to bed. She was found on the floor of the apartment bathroom at around 1.30am on May 1 by her friend, Louise Johnson.
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Paramedics were called, but she could not be revived, her inquest in Liverpool was told on Monday.
Heartbroken friends set up a web page in her memory, sharing messages of love and sorrow. Posting on the page, Louise said: "Enjoy the heavens my perfect Kay. I wish you could be here to see just how loved you are. Make sure you have a pint waiting for me beautiful. I love you more than words could ever say, and actions could ever show. You are the light in my world and I will keep you with me forever."
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Children lying all over the floor at 'full capacity' NHS treatment centre
A mum has described scenes inside a Merseyside NHS treatment centre as "heartbreaking" after witnessing large numbers of children sat on the floor in the "full to capacity" facility.
The mum, who has asked not to be named, took her three-year-old child to the Arrowe Park Urgent Treatment Centre on Sunday and said she was shocked at what she witnessed.
She shared an image of people sat on the floor, lining the corridor of the building, with a number of them children. Another image showed a sign on the wall stating "we are currently full to capacity - you can expect waits in excess of four hours."
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The mum said her wait was even longer than this. She said: "The hospital was at full capacity, my three-year-old had to wait nearly eight hours just to be seen, four of those (hours) she had to lie on the floor."
The concerned mum described chaotic scenes around her as the treatment centre tried to deal with huge existing pressures and a large number of parents with children exhibiting suspected Strep A symptoms. Read more here.
Murder suspect says she didn't know 'drinking partner' was hurt until ambulance arrived
A woman accused of murdering her "drinking partner" says she did not realise he had been injured until an ambulance arrived at their home.
Cheryl O'Callaghan is currently standing trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of the murder of 57-year-old Adrian Swift, whom it was reported was found dead in the bath at the address on Bishopsgate Street in Wavertree. But she allegedly beat her flatmate with a baseball bat and pushed him down the stairs during an assault on March 23 2021.
Jurors were previously told Mr Swift had stated to paramedics who were called to the scene that 46-year-old O'Callaghan, of Stanton Crescent in Kirkby, had been responsible. He discharged himself from hospital the following morning despite suffering severe injuries during the incident, dying hours later.
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The defendant was called to give evidence from the witness box today, Monday. On the stand, O'Callaghan denied having attacked the deceased or having shoved him down a flight of stairs.
On the day of the incident, she said she had been in bed early in the morning with her then partner Steven Hardaker when Mr Swift knocked on the door. The two men began drinking while sat on the bed while O'Callaghan listened to music on her iPod.
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