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

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

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The inquest heard it took seven minutes before CPR started because they were waiting for four staff members to lift Leona on to the floor.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The inquest into her death, held in 2025, was told staff who were meant to be observing her were sitting outside her room and could only see her feet.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

He understood now; it was the inquest he had been taken to.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright