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A 38 year old mum-of-three died tragically at a house in St Annes after two different drugs in her system had the combined effect of lowering her blood pressure to a fatal degree, an inquest heard.
Jack Piper-Sheach, 10, died four days after he suffered an electric shock at a Blackpool hotel.
Rebecca Downes, 44, died in hospital from her injuries after jumping out of the window to escape the fire which broke out at her home in Blackpool last year.
BBC News By Gill Dummigan Published image captionThe investigation concerns events on Blackpool Victoria Hospital's stroke ward A police investigation into the neglect of patients at a hospital is now examining eight deaths, the BBC has discovered. A coroner has been asked to review the deaths at Blackpool Victoria Infirmary, which all happened in late 2018. Lancashire Police officers are investigating events on the hospital's stroke ward in 2018. Between November that year and April 2019 seven health care professionals were arrested on suspicion of neglect and mistreatment. They were late...