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 […]
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 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 […]
The coroner said that next we would move onto the two statements made by David’s sister, Keri. His coroner’s officer read them onto the record. The first statement was a short identification statement that said: On the 12th January 2022 David was admitted to Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Kingston Upon Hull. I was with […]
After lunch on Day 1 the Coroner said that it may be useful, before she called Laura Yapichi to give her evidence, for her to read in part the statement of Emma Dickerson. Emma Dickerson was not in court to give live evidence, as all parties agreed to her evidence, so parts of her statement […]
Yesterday I was at Surrey Coroner’s Court for the first day of Mia’s inquest. Mia was 16 when she died, last September, at the Children’s Trust in Tadworth. I will report the evidence we heard in court once the inquest concludes this afternoon, but for now am sharing the pen portrait that her sister, Paige, […]
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 […]
The second witness on Day Two of Marcus’s inquest was Laura Bolus. The coroner called her at 10:17. She gave an affirmation and confirmed her name for the record. C: What was your role at the time? LB: Activities coordinator C do you need your statement to refresh your memory or do you remember these […]