Batten disease: Mum fears daughter’s rapid decline without drug

Batten disease: Mum fears daughter’s rapid decline without drug

Chloe Aslett BBC News, Yorkshire Anna Cieslik Beatrice, 5, was diagnosed with Batten disease at the age of 3 The mum of a five-year-old girl with a terminal genetic disorder has said her daughter’s health is likely to deteriorate quickly if the NHS removes provision of the vital drug which is “keeping her doing”. Two … Read more

Laos: Parents ‘devastated’ over daughter’s suspected poisoning death

Laos: Parents ‘devastated’ over daughter’s suspected poisoning death

Squire Patton Boggs Simone White’s parents described their daughter as a “soul who gave so much” The parents of British lawyer Simone White, who died in a suspected poisoning in Laos, have said they are “devastated” by the “terrible tragedy”. Ms White, from Orpington, south-east London, died in hospital after drinking alcohol suspected to have … Read more

Kent mum spends £24k a year on daughter’s cannabis oil

Kent mum spends £24k a year on daughter’s cannabis oil

A mother from Aylesham, Kent, who says she pays £2,000 a month for her daughter’s medicinal cannabis supply has called for greater access to the drug on the NHS. Emma Appleby said her daughter Teagan, 15, uses the drug to manage the daily seizures she suffers due to severe epilepsy. Medicinal cannabis became legal in … Read more

Suicide: Dad ‘will always carry guilt’ after daughter’s death

Suicide: Dad ‘will always carry guilt’ after daughter’s death

Gareth Williams Rhiannon Williams had been receiving counselling for depression and anxiety. A father has said his 24-year-old daughter’s suicide hit him like a “depth charge” which “shred things in ways that are difficult to describe”. One year on from Rhiannon’s death, Gareth Williams wants other parents to know how “seriously dangerous” poor mental health … Read more

Triple murder: Man strangles mother, two daughters to death

Triple murder: Man strangles mother, two daughters to death

In a horrific incident, a 30-year-old man allegedly killed his mother and two daughters at Gopalapeta village in Thallada mandal of Khammam district in the wee hours of Saturday. The victims were identified as 60-year-old Pichamma and her granddaughters — 11-year-old Neeraja and six-year-old Jhansi. The triple murder was triggered by the grudge the accused, … Read more