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Courts · CroydonFresh inquest ordered for girl scalded to death in 1978
A fresh inquest has been ordered into the death of five-year-old Andrea Bernard, who died in 1978 from burns sustained in a bath. The High Court quashed the original accidental death verdict after her former stepmother, Janice Nix, was convicted of manslaughter.
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Courts · RedbridgeIlford couple jailed for manslaughter after drugging two men to death
An Ilford couple have been convicted of manslaughter after drugging two men with gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), leading to their deaths. Gary Mouat, 37, and Malcolm King, 80, died after being poisoned during arranged meetings. The nine-year-old son of one victim told the court the killers had 'ruined my life'.
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