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Courts · RedbridgeNo inquest for student killed by rapper Ghetts
A full inquest will not be held into the death of Yubin Tamang, who was killed in a hit-and-run by rapper Ghetts. The rapper, real name Justin Clarke-Samuel, was speeding and over the drink-drive limit when he struck the 20-year-old student.
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LatestMan dies of cold and lack of oxygen in Gatwick Airport plane wheel well
An unidentified man died in the wheel well of a plane arriving at Gatwick Airport from Tangiers, Morocco. An inquest determined his death was caused by cardiac arrest due to hypoxia and hypothermia from the extreme conditions.
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LatestStowaway died of cold and lack of oxygen in Gatwick landing gear
An unidentified man found dead in the landing gear of an Air Arabia plane at Gatwick Airport died from cardiac arrest, hypoxia, and hypothermia. The plane had arrived from Tangiers, Morocco, on June 16, 2026.
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LatestInquest opens into death of man found in Gatwick plane's landing gear
An inquest has opened into the death of an unidentified man found in the landing gear of an Air Arabia plane that landed at Gatwick Airport. The man died from cardiac arrest, hypoxia, and hypothermia.
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Courts · WandsworthInquest into Cambridge professor Jason Arday's death to open
An inquest into the death of Professor Jason Arday, who was found in Battersea on August 14, will open on Wednesday, August 26. His memoir is due to be published the following day, days after he resigned from his Cambridge post amid plagiarism allegations.
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Courts · NewhamBoy, 5, died believing he could fly, inquest finds
A five-year-old boy died after leaping from a 15th-floor kitchen window in Plaistow, east London, because he believed he could fly, an inquest has concluded. Aalim Ahmed's autism meant he could not assess risk, the assistant coroner found, exonerating Newham Council from blame.
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Community Safety · NewhamBoy, 5, died after falling from compromised tower block window
A five-year-old boy died instantly after falling from a 15th-floor kitchen window in Plaistow. The child's mother had reported safety concerns about the windows to Newham Council on multiple occasions. An engineer found the windows functioning during a December 2023 inspection.
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Courts · NewhamNewham Council ignored window safety warnings before five-year-old’s fatal fall
Aalim Ahmed, five, died after falling from a 15th-floor kitchen window in Jacobs House, Plaistow, on 16 May 2024. His mother Sahra Osman told Walthamstow Coroner’s Court that Newham Council failed to act on her safety concerns about broken window restrictors, despite multiple reports.
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