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Craig Anderson was found in his cell in November 2022

An inquest hears Craig Anderson last made contact with another inmate the evening before being found.

There were emotional scenes in the coroner’s court as one of Concepta Leonard’s friends broke down in tears saying she felt she let her down.

Concepta Leonard (51) stabbed by partner, Paedar Phair (55), who subsequently took his own life

There were emotional scenes in the coroner’s court as one of Concepta Leonard’s friends broke down in tears saying she felt she let her down.

A Co Fermanagh mother who was killed by her former partner was let down by state agencies, her brother has told an inquest into her death.

An inquest into the death of a Belfast DJ who lost consciousness while being detained on the ground by PSNI officers has been told that his restraints played a role in his passing. Gerard McMahon died in hospital on September 8, 2016 ­- hours after police responded to reports of a violent incident involving a male dressed only in boxer shorts at Great Victoria Street. The 36-year-old, from Short Strand, was placed in handcuffs and moved to the steps of the Grand Opera House. While initially he...