The police investigation into a fatal shooting in Wood Green, north London, was ‘severely hindered’ by the destruction of the suspects’ car, an inquest heard. Witnesses refused to cooperate with detectives and a potential breakthrough – DNA found on a bullet cartridge – proved to be a dead end.
Category archives: Court Reports
The murder of Michael Agyare: Suspect ‘hiding in Turkey’
Detectives told an inquest that the Turkish authorities refuse to extradite the man believed responsible for the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old construction worker in Kingston-Upon-Thames
The death of Amanda Gretton: ‘We have many unanswered questions’
Police launched a murder investigation after the body of a 57-year-old artist was found in a disused garage seven weeks after she was reported missing. Her family told an inquest they were still waiting for a resolution after nearly 5 years.
Mother killed herself and her two sons after MS diagnosis, inquest hears
Vicky Amaning, 34, was struggling to cope with her deteriorating health and the impact of the Covid lockdown on top of caring for her two autistic sons when she set fire to her home in south London in March 2021. She detailed her plans in her diary but was classed as ‘low risk’ by her counsellor two days before her death. Vicky’s mother believes that ‘more should have been done’.
‘Misadventure’: The death of Mark Tremain in 2018
Police initially launched a murder investigation after a 52-year-old carpenter was punched to the ground outside his home in Lambeth, south London. The suspect was never charged and at an inquest five years later the coroner concluded the attacker acted in self defence.