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1 week ago | 
examinerlive.co.uk | Faye Preston |Lucy Thornton
A wife who assisted her husband's suicide at Dignitas in Switzerland has spoken out, saying she has "no regrets" about the decision as he experienced a "beautiful death".
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3 weeks ago | 
examinerlive.co.uk | Lucy Thornton |Caroline Hemmingham |Michelle Rawlins
Two heartbroken mums were supporting each other through the unbearable grief of losing their children, as they faced another Mother’s Day without them. Joan Lawrence and Claire Throssell have forged a remarkable bond in the face of devastating loss. Joan will be marking her seventeenth Mother’s Day without her daughter, Claudia Lawrence, who disappeared in March 2009 from York, where she worked as a chef at the university.
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1 month ago | 
manchestereveningnews.co.uk | Lucy Thornton |Lee Grimsditch |Michelle Rawlins
A murder investigation was launched following 35-year old Claudia Lawrence's disappearance in 2009The distraught mother of Claudia Lawrence has called for her daughter's home to be searched again after discovering a hidden loft. However, Joan Lawrence, 81, insists she doesn't want police inside the property as she has "lost all faith and trust in them". She fears that the small opening into the roof may have been overlooked by forensic officers during their initial search.
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1 month ago | 
birminghammail.co.uk | Lucy Thornton |Jamie Brassington |Cathy Owen |Monica Charsley
The man, who is believed to be in his 40s, was found dead after reportedly 'falling from height' onto the busy M4 motorway in Gloucestershire, with police confirming he was arrested earlier(Image: Highways England)A man was found dead on the busy M4 motorway after having been arrested earlier that day following a "predator sting" operation, according to reports.
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2 months ago | 
examinerlive.co.uk | Lucy Thornton |Tom Kershaw
In a heart-wrenching call to action, the devastated mother of stabbed teen Harvey Willgoose has made an "urgent" plea for immediate implementation of knife arches in all schools. Caroline Willgoose took to Facebook with a video on Sunday, expressing her anguish almost a week after her 15 year old son was allegedly slain at school, reports The Mirror.
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2 months ago | 
examinerlive.co.uk | Elizabeth Mackley |Lucy Thornton
A mum has spoken of the horrific moment her little girl was attacked by the beloved pet she "adored". Seven-year-old Mia was mauled by the family's pet Pocket Bully, Bane, in an attack her mum, Rebecca Fisher, describes as a "freak accident". The mum-of-two from South Yorkshire said: "It was one of the most traumatic experiences I've ever been through, seeing my daughter covered in blood because of a freak accident.
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2 months ago | 
examinerlive.co.uk | Jeremy Armstrong |Lucy Thornton |Zahra Khaliq
The heartbroken mum and sister of the 15-year-old stabbed to death at school visited the scene of the attack today. She later paid tribute to the "special" teen who was "loved by everyone". Harvey Willgoose collapsed at All Saints Catholic High School, Sheffield after he was knifed three times by a fellow pupil, also 15. His mum Caroline, 49, and sister Sophie spoke of their ordeal before they visited the school yard where Harvey tragically lost his life.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
examinerlive.co.uk | Caroline Hemmingham |Lucy Thornton |Michelle Rawlins
The tragic destinies of two 'best friends' were unimaginable as they smiled for a holiday photo in Torquay. Two decades on, Claudia Lawrence would vanish, and this year her childhood friend Lisa Welford was brutally murdered,her head held under the water in a freezing cold river. This week, Lisa's former partner, 47 year old Vincent Morgan, was convicted of her murder and is now facing a life sentence after violating police bail conditions that forbade contact with Lisa.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
examinerlive.co.uk | Tom Kershaw |Lucy Thornton |Michelle Rawlins
The man responsible for the drowning of Claudia Lawrence's "kind and gentle" best friend in a river has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 21 years. Serial domestic abuser Vincent Morgan, aged 47, was convicted of murdering Lisa Welford, 49, after he initially claimed she had jumped into the River Derwent in Malton, North Yorkshire. During his sentencing this afternoon, Morgan twice shouted at the judge.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
examinerlive.co.uk | Faye Preston |Lucy Thornton |Michelle Rawlins
The mother of Claudia Lawrence has shared her heartbreak after learning her daughter's childhood best friend was brutally murdered. Joan Lawrence described Lisa Welford, who was inseparable from Claudia during their childhood, as her daughter's 'shadow' who "followed her daughter everywhere". The news of Lisa's tragic death, murdered by her abusive ex-partner, left Joan in shock and disbelief.
