A DJ strangled his 85-year-old mother at their home in Ilford six months after he was referred to a mental health crisis team because of concerns about his behaviour. Could her death have been prevented?
Category archives: Court Reports
Timeline of a suspected ‘homicide-suicide’
A 28-year-old marketing manager was found strangled in her flat in Walthamstow after police were alerted to the death of her partner in a car crash 45 miles away in Cambridgeshire. Did he kill her and then kill himself, or could there be another explanation?
Trapped in a cannabis factory: The life and death of Ermal Qose
A 35-year-old Albanian illegal immigrant died after a fire broke out in a garage being used to grow cannabis plants. Police initially investigated the case as a homicide because of concerns he was forced to live there against his own will. But while the evidence suggests that was not the case, some mysteries still remain. Why was the garage locked from the outside? And what happened to the key?
Open Verdict: The death of Paul Dwyer
The suspect accused of killing a 51-year-old street magician was cleared of manslaughter after the prosecution offered no evidence at court. A coroner later concluded it was not possible to say how he died
Chokehold: The tragic death of Melvin Trotman
A 37-year-old property developer died after being restrained during a fight in Chadwell Heath, east London. The inquest revealed why nobody was prosecuted and why the case was not treated as a homicide.