In November the evidence was heard over two days in the inquest of David Lodge, who died on 13 January 2022 at Hull Royal Infirmary. Today, Assistant Coroner for East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Kingston upon Hull, Edward Steele, returned to court to give his conclusions. He opened by expressing his condolences […]
In June 2018, which feels like a lifetime ago but is only actually 6.5 years, I met Elly Chapple for the first time. It was at Festable at National Star College, we’d been connected online for a while, but on that day I heard her talk about her daughter Ella, and the lessons she had […]
The past two weeks have been gruelling for us as a family. We would like to thank the jury for the diligence and care they have taken. Morgan did not receive that care in the last few weeks of her life so she deserved it after her death. Everything we feared about Morgan’s treatment under […]
Louise was called to give her evidence at 10:16. She told the court that Morgan used to call her, her mother in law. She said her professional background was as a midwife. C: You’ve kindly provided a statement for the purposes of this inquest dated 27 February 2024, is that correct? LH: Yes, it is […]
After lunch on Day 2 of David’s inquest the coroner confirmed that the inquest would not be concluding today as time would not allow to hear from the two remaining witnesses, the court experts, and for the coroner to sum up and conclude. The final hearing of the inquest will take place on Friday 20 […]
The first witness to give live evidence on Day 2 of David’s inquest was Dr Laura Chase. She gave an affirmation. She told the court that she’s currently employed in Hull as a Consultant in Internal Medicine and Renal Medicine although at the time of providing her statement she was a Specialist Registrar in her […]
The first person to give live evidence at David’s inquest, on Day 1, was Dr Fraser Young who is an Emergency Medicine Consultant at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. [This evidence was given yesterday but I’ve only managed to report it now due to the fact there is only one of me, and a […]
The next statement to be read onto the record was that of Emma Brindley, one of the paramedics who attended David. She told the court on 12 January 2022 she was working a 2pm to midnight shift as a Paramedic, with a Paramedic Emergency Care Assistant and a Student Paramedic. They were a crew from […]
Part 3 The deceased was Marcus Jon Hanlin. He died on 2 October 2022 at Bristol Royal Infirmary. Marcus was cared for in a nursing home. He suffered with Down Syndrome and had dysphagia. There was a care plan and guidance in place for staff to follow to keep him safe. On 28 September 2022 […]
Three of Fern’s family members, her mother Dominique Jowett (report on her evidence here), father Kieran Foster (report on his evidence here) and sister Rowan Foster (report on her evidence here), gave evidence to the coroner during Fern’s inquest. They also provided a pen portrait of who Fern was. At the end of Fern’s inquest […]