inquest

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The four-month-old grandson of football manager Steve Bruce died after he was placed in an "unsafe sleeping position" on his front by an unregulated maternity nurse, an inquest heard.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The inquest was told rigor mortis - the stiffening of the body after death - had set in.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Cherie was on hourly checks, the inquest into her death heard in July 2023.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Det Sgt Helen Gridalis, of Greater Manchester Police, told the inquest no notes were found in the property.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Oh,” said Doctor Baker, “yes, yes I suppose I have. Some inquest or other wasn’t there? My wife was reading all about it.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier