The Latest Breaking News from Dorset Coroner Court

Family demand answers over woman’s ‘brutal’ killing at Travelodge

Spanish national Marta Elena Vento, 27, was working at a Travelodge in Bournemouth, Dorset, when she was killed on December 9 2020.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

Gaia Pope-Sutherland’s family criticise police for failures after inquest ends

They said Dorset Police had failed the teenager when she reported she had been raped and also failed her in the first two days after she went missing.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Gaia Pope inquest: ‘Not enough evidence to find police contributed to death of missing teen’

Coroner’s court hears of delay in creating missing person report and initially grading 19-year-old as medium risk instead of high risk

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022