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A rapist died after being found 'covered in blood' in his cell days after being handed a life sentence, an inquest has heard.

Technology is to be introduced by a coroner which will be able to establish cause of death without dissecting the body. A leading coroner said families who have recently lost a loved one in Bolton, Salford, Wigan will soon benefit from 'digital autopsies', which not only minimise emotional distress, but also accelerate the post-mortem process.

New coroners’ courts to serve three Greater Manchester boroughs are intended to lessen any distress for grieving relatives. The expanded courts and office facilities in Bolton will benefit families and residents attending Manchester West Coroner’s Office.

The aunt of a TV journalist who was found dead is seeking a judicial review after claiming GMP mishandled an investigation into allegations she was a victim of domestic abuse.

GMP has refused a request by a relative of a TV journalist for a criminal investigation into her death. Teresa McMahon. 43, who worked for Granada Reports, was found unresponsive at her flat in Salford in the summer of 2021 and tragically later died.

The killing of schoolgirl Emily Jones was unlawful and mental health services could not have predicted her behaviour, a coroner has ruled.

A driver killed in a motorway crash had 'not slept or rested in any meaningful way' for 24 hours, an inquest heard. But the reason why Peter Howorth lost control of his Audi A5 in the fatal accident near Bolton 'remained unclear', a coroner said.

A man found dead in a canal following a three-week search fell into the water 'unintentionally', a coroner has concluded. Peter Curphey's body was pulled from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan on April 11 last year.

A relative of a TV journalist has called for criminal investigation into her death. Teresa McMahon, 43, who worked for Granada Reports, was found unresponsive at her flat in Salford in the summer of 2021 and tragically later died.

Tragic Granada Reports journalist Teresa McMahon was "a vulnerable individual locked in a coercive and controlling relationship," described as "toxic" a second pre-inquest review into her death has revealed.

A father-of-two from Leigh whose mental health began to spiral after a split with his girlfriend bought a ‘suicide pack’ filled with poisonous chemicals he used to end his own life.

A full inquest is to take place into the death of a 20-year-old healthy young man who died of bowel disease just six weeks after his diagnosis.

A Stockport woman has died after collapsing at an alcoholic support group meeting.

A 71-year-old man died after being 'struck by a motorcycle' as he crossed the road, an inquest heard.

An inquest into the death of a teenager in a mental health unit will examine if there were any ‘missed opportunities’ in her care and treatment. Grace Victoria Heald, 19, of Blackley, died in the Rivington Unit at at Royal Bolton Hospital on August 22 last year.

The cause of death of a prisoner found unresponsive at Forest Bank remains unknown, an inquest heard.

A 'fit and healthy' mum-of-two died from a blood clot 'likely' to have been caused by the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, an inquest has heard.

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Bolton, on June 13 2020. An inquest at Bolton Coroner's Court concluded that it was a 'drug-related death', with the medical cause of death recorded as 'opiate toxicity'.

Wigan drowned after an evening drinking alcohol and taking ketamine, an inquest has heard. Matt Dutton's death was recorded as an accident by senior coroner for Manchester West, Timothy Brennand, during a hearing at Bolton Coroner's Court.

Bolton Coroners' Court was told 29-year-old Thomas Deadman had two children with Victoria Barrington.

Bolton, on November 13. Despite the efforts of emergency services, she was pronounced dead at the scene.Timothy Brennand, senior coroner for Manchester West, heard that Mrs Wharton, of Kendal Road, Bolton, was crossing the road when she was hit.Police coroner's officer Benjamin Dobbs said: "On November 13, Mrs Wharton was crossing Chorley New Road at a pedestrian crossing showing green."The ATS was showing red.