Inquest news


Accidental death verdict on fatal quad bike crash

A VERDICT of accidental death was returned at an inquest into the death of seven-year-old Mai-Lea Falla.


Home-made gun kills a man who lived in fear

SHORTLY after calling police to report an intruder, a Fort George resident was found dead in his home, killed by a bolt from a home-made gun, an inquest heard.


Church Square fatal fall ruled as accidental death

THE death of a man who was fatally injured when he fell from a Town roof was an accident, an inquest concluded yesterday.


Driver’s unsignalled turn kills young motorcyclist

AN INQUEST concluded yesterday into the death of a motorcyclist who was fatally injured in an accident in Spain more than five years ago.


Town flat death: man had not been seen for a week

A MAN who was found dead at a Town flat had not been seen alive for a week, an inquest heard yesterday.


Fisherman was crushed by high-speed ferry

A FISHERMAN’S death was inevitable after Condor Vitesse ploughed into his boat, an inquest heard yesterday.


Inquest finds father of two killed himself

A FATHER OF TWO killed himself at his home in Alderney, an inquest determined.


Alderney postman’s inquest told of his depression

ALDERNEY postman Jamie Spandler had a history of depression, alcohol misuse and self-harming, an inquest into his death heard yesterday.


Chest injuries killed man who fell from roof

A MAN who fell 13 metres from a roof into Church Square died of severe chest injuries, an inquest ruled yesterday.


Man, 73, found dead in flat after three months

AN ELDERLY man’s body lay undiscovered in a flat in Torteval for almost three months, it has emerged.

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