Widow of gambling addict lambasts watchdog’s failure to investigate suicides Exclusive: Annie Ashton, whose husband killed himself, says more people will die because of Gambling Commission inaction The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024
Inquest into death of man assaulted in park suspended for criminal proceedings A 14-year-old boy charged with Bhim Kohli’s murder has not yet entered a plea in court. Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024
First aid training for prison guards 'axed in April', says coroner in future deaths warning Coroner Ivan Cartwright issued his report warning of a risk of more deaths Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2024
Coroner warns more could die as a result of betting firm’s ‘inadequate’ safeguards Flutter’s safer gambling tools ‘do not amount to any meaningful interaction’ with customers, says coroner in suicide of gambler The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023
Coroner condemns ‘inadequate’ protection of gamblers after man’s suicide The concerns were raised in a Prevention of Future Deaths report after a gambling disorder was deemed to have contributed to the death of Luke Ashton. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
Coroner criticises Betfair for failing to act before man’s suicide Gambling disorder cited as a contributory cause in the death of Luke Ashton, who was not identified as a high-risk customer The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023
Gambling disorder contributed to death of father-of-two - old Luke Ashton died on April 22 2021, after online gambling “consumed” him and saw him lose £5,000 in one month alone just before he took his own life. The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
Gambling company Betfair ‘could have done more’ to help addict who took his own life, coroner rules - old Luke Ashton was placing up to 100 bets a day and had accumulated thousands of pounds in debt The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023
Death of Irish 10-year-old boy in rope swing tragedy left mum with 'broken heart' An inquest into the incident heard how 10-year-old Riain, who lived with his dad Derek, had been visiting his mum Niamh in England Irish Mirror · Feb 10, 2023
Woman suddenly dies after cutting her hand preparing food for family meal Mehjabin Ibrahim Rashi died of sepsis a matter of days after suffering the injury. Daily Record · Feb 9, 2023