A hospital trust has been fined more than £500,000 and a ward manager given a six-month suspended sentenced over the death of a 22-year-old woman on a mental health unit. Alice Figueiredo was being treated at Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford when she took her own life using bin bags from a shared toilet, having previously … Read more
In a reported case of murder for gain, two night watchmen were hacked to death inside Nachadai Thavirtharuliyaswamy temple at Devadanam near Rajapalayam on Monday (November 10, 2025) night. The deceased were identified as Petchimuthu, 55, and Sankarapandian, 60. The crime came to light when the temple, administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments … Read more
Alison Holt,social affairs editor and James Melley,senior producer Family handout Alice Figueiredo’s family hoped lessons would be learned following their 22-year-old daughter’s death Warning: This article contains upsetting details and references to serious self-harm and death Just four months after a young woman died in a London mental health unit, another patient tried to harm … Read more
A 28-year-old government doctor, Dr. Sampada Mundhe, ended her life in Satara after writing her final words on her palm. Her suicide note accused Police Sub-Inspector Gopal Badane of rape and Prashant Bankar of harassment, also alleging pressure to issue fake medical certificates under political influence, even naming a Member of Parliament. The case has … Read more
Alison Holt,Social affairs editor and James Melley,Senior social affairs producer Family handout Cerys Lupton-Jones died in May 2022 Warning: The following article contains details about suicide which some may find distressing Cerys Lupton-Jones pauses between two doorways. One door leads into a side room in the Manchester mental health unit where she’s a patient. The … Read more
Accidents have been happening frequently on Container Terminal Road, but only fatal ones get public attention, says civic activists. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU The death of a young woman, who was run over by a container lorry at Ponnarimangalam on Friday, reveals that the Container Terminal Road, connecting Kalamassery to Vallarpadam, is yet to … Read more
The State Human Rights Commission on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) recommended that the Tamil Nadu government pay a compensation of ₹3 lakh to the legal heirs of a 60-year-old remand prisoner, who suffered chest pain and was later declared ‘brought dead’ by a hospital in Salem in October 2019. SHRC member V. Kannadasan recommended that … Read more
James MelleySenior Social Affairs Producer Family photo Maria Morris’s family says they still have questions about what led to her death A mental health trust says it is planning to install CCTV following the death of a patient in mysterious circumstances. Maria Morris, 44, was found unresponsive at Bethlem Hospital in south London on 21 … Read more
A 35-year-old welder was hacked to death by a gang at Kandaneri village near Pallikonda toll plaza in Vellore on Chennai – Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as S. Devathiran, a native of Reddiyur village in Vellore. He was working as a welder at construction sites in the area. … Read more
The death toll in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district, where a private bus was buried under the debris of a landslip on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) evening, increased to 16 with the recovery of a child’s body on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) morning, officials said. Search and rescue operations to trace people buried under the debris … Read more