Charles Thomson

England

Investigations Reporter at Romford Recorder

Investigations Reporter at Ham & High

Investigations Reporter at Herts Advertiser

Investigations Reporter at The Comet

Journalist, Newsquest Investigations — 4x Weekly Reporter of the Year — Paul Foot Award shortlistee

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Articles

Court: Mental health trust couldn't prevent disabled man's horrifying death

1 day ago | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Charles Thomson

Coroner Graeme Irvine said paramedics were confronted by a "horrifying" scene when they responded to a welfare call in Leamington Road, Harold Hill, on August 9, 2024. Michael Moore, 60, was found in his home with severe injuries. Rigor mortis had already set in, meaning he had been dead for some time. He had lost around two litres of blood. An inquest at East London Coroner’s Court on Wednesday, May 7, heard he had long expressed suicidal thoughts and made a prior attempt on his life.
Woman choked to death while eating at her partner's Romford home, court hears

2 days ago | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Charles Thomson

Donna Bentham, 52, of The Chase in Chelmsford, was rushed to Queen’s Hospital after collapsing at a property in Romford. “She was brought to Queen’s Hospital on the 13th of April 2025, having suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest,” senior coroner Graeme Irvine told East London Coroner’s Court on Friday, May 9. “The death was referred to this court by the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) that operates Queen’s Hospital.
Met Police: 'We couldn't have stopped Labour Party sex offender any sooner'

5 days ago | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Charles Thomson

2 1/1 The Metropolitan Police Service has claimed it could not have stopped a Labour Party flasher any earlier than it did, as his first known victim would not make a statement. Sam Gould, a former Redbridge councillor and senior aide to health secretary Wes Streeting, was sentenced last month to 22 weeks in prison, suspended for two years.
Young man who fell ill in bath died from 'acute drug toxicity', court told

5 days ago | newsshopper.co.uk | Charles Thomson

An inquest has opened into the death of Edward Gorecki, 33, from Dagenham (Image: Charles Thomson) A young Dagenham man found unconscious in his bathtub was suffering from “acute drug toxicity”, a court has heard. Edward Gorecki, 33, of Ballards Road, died on Christmas Eve after complaining that he felt unwell. An inquest into his death was opened on Tuesday, May 6, after toxicology tests showed he had painkiller and anxiety medication drugs in his system.
Met Police investigate importation of suicide drug after two women found dead

5 days ago | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Charles Thomson

The Metropolitan Police Service is investigating five deaths believed to be linked to a lethal suicide chemical (Image: Met Police) The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into a series of deaths suspected to be linked to a deadly suicide drug sold on the internet, Newsquest can reveal. The force confirmed it is investigating importation of the drug into the UK, after five people are believed to have used the chemical to take their own lives in London.
Family concerns prompt investigation into THIRD Queen's Hospital baby death

6 days ago | barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk | Charles Thomson

East London Coroner's Court has opened its third inquest in six months probing maternity services at Queen's Hospital in Romford, after the death of a newborn baby from Hornchurch (Image: Charlotte Anderson) The parents of a baby who died two days after he was born have raised concerns about the treatment offered by Queen’s Hospital. The death is the third in six months to be placed under investigation by a coroner amid concerns over maternity care at the Romford hospital.
Man died of asbestos-related illness 'after being wrongly told he didn't have it'

6 days ago | romfordrecorder.co.uk | Charles Thomson

Chadwell Heath man John Nutt died from asbestos-related illness after being told by a doctor at King George Hospital that he didn't have it, a court heard this week (Image: Ken Mears) An east London man died from asbestos-related illness after being wrongly told by a hospital that he did not have it, a court has heard. John Nutt, 87, of Edward Road in Chadwell Heath, died on November 12 with asbestosis, East London Coroner’s Court heard on Tuesday, May 6.
Court: Brent man collapsed and died at Leyton music event

1 week ago | newsshopper.co.uk | Charles Thomson

Brent man Florin Filigean's death has been provisionally attributed to alcohol and drug toxicity - but his family raised concerns and questions over whether he had been attacked (Image: LDRS) A coroner has told the family of a young man who died after a music event in east London that she will ask police to reopen their death investigation if it transpires he was assaulted.
Black woman charged over N-word blames political attack on black community

1 week ago | eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk | Charles Thomson

Jamila, a young black woman from east London, was criminally charged for using the N-word in conversation with another black woman (Image: Charles Thomson) A young, black woman criminally charged for using the N-word has accused the authorities of a politically-motivated attack on the black community. Jamila, from Tower Hamlets in east London, used the word online to refer to a black footballer.
Mum found dead from alcohol poisoning may have laid there for days, court told

1 week ago | barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk | Charles Thomson

Daiva Antanaviciene was found dead at her home in Listowel Road, Dagenham (Image: Google Street View) A woman found dead in her bed from alcohol poisoning may have been there for days, a court has heard. Daiva Antanaviciene, 57, was found by a maintenance man who attended the house of multiple occupation (HMO) where she lived.