Lottery winner hanged himself after telling gay lover “everything is pointless”
A tragic lottery winner who scooped nearly £1million hanged himself the morning after he told his secret gay lover ”everything is pointless”, an inquest heard today. Bachelor Richard Lang, 31, used an electrical power cable from a vacuum cleaner as a makeshift noose to hang himself at his £400,000 home. Boyfriend Joshua Jones, who had…
Third Trowbridge pupil from same school dies in suspected suicide
A 19-year-old girl has become the third pupil from the same Trowbridge school to die in a suspected suicide, it emerged today. Pretty Kayleigh-Ann Thompson, who attended John of Gaunt School in Trowbridge, Wilts., died at her home in nearby Westbury on Tuesday. Her death follows that of Francis Scane, 15, who was found hanged…
No charges for company which provided tasers fired at Raoul Moat
The security company which supplied the long range tasers fired at killer Raoul Moat will not face charges after its director, Peter Boatman, committed suicide. Mr Boatman, 57, was found dead on October 1 just three days after his company’s license was removed by Home Secretary Theresa May. The former police inspector left the force…
Lottery winner commits suicide
A lottery winner who scooped nearly £1million five years ago hanged himself at his luxury four-bedroom home, it emerged today. Playboy Richard Lang, 31, splashed out on expensive holidays, booze, women and flash cars after scooping £867,454 in 2005. But friends and family were stunned when he was found hanged at his £400,000 house in…
100mph driver who attempted suicide being sued for £200k
A driver who smashed his car into a brand new £200million shopping centre in a failed suicide bid is being sued for more than £200,000 for the damage he caused. Depressed James Williams, 25, drove his Ford Puma into Cabot Circus in Bristol at up to 100mph – shattering the largest shop window in Europe….
Axa worker falls to death from office balcony in Bristol
An officer worker who had recently been signed off with stress fell more than 50ft to his death from an atrium balcony in front of horrified colleagues. The man, named by staff as Bob West, plunged from the third floor of insurance giant Axa’s HQ in Stoke Gifford, Bristol. Dozens of staff witnessed the fall…
Tragic teen hangs himself after mum diagnosed with cancer
A teenager who lost his father to a brain tumour hanged himself after his mother was diagnosed with cancer, an inquest heard. Tragic Chris Waldron, 17, spiralled into depression after failing his exams and discovering a girl he liked was seeing his best friend. But the final straw came when his mother Karen was diagnosed…
Heartbreaking tale of suicide daughter who loved her dad too much
A father and daughter committed suicide at the same spot on a railway line within three days of each other. Tragic Barney O’Connor, 64, threw himself under a train at Husum Way, Kidderminster, Worcestershire Just three days later his grief-stricken daughter Colleen, 39, died in identical circumstances at the same spot. Last night their distraught…
