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Daily Mail
20 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
'Lethal' gas heater which poisoned university student, 18, with carbon monoxide had 'no visible warning label', coroner rules
A gas heater that poisoned a university student with carbon monoxide while he was staying at an aristocrat-owned holiday cottage had no visible warning label, a coroner has ruled. Tom Hill, 18, was preparing to take a bath when he became overcome by the 'lethal' gas inside the 'small' bathroom of the remote Scottish Highlands home. An inquest which took place last month, 10 years after his death in October 2015, heard the bathroom where the cabinet heater was kept was 'simply too small' - but the warning informing users of this was not obvious. Now, coroner Jason Pegg has said there was no visible label on the outside of the device which killed the teenager. Mr Pegg said that the warning was instead located on the inside of the cabinet heater and so it was 'not obvious' to users that it shouldn't be used in confined spaces. The area coroner for Hampshire, Southampton, and Portsmouth has issued a prevention of future deaths report to the Gas Safety Register, who have 56 days to respond. Highlighting his 'matters of concern', the coroner said: 'The flue-less liquified petroleum gas cabinet heater was operated in a room which was too small dimension so to safely use the heater without causing a build-up of carbon monoxide. 'A warning label was affixed inside the cabinet heater in the space occupied by the liquified petroleum gas bottle. 'There was an absence of a visible warning label on the outside of the heater. 'It was not obvious to all potential users of the heater that the heater could only be used safely in a room of sufficient dimension. 'The risk applies particularly so in the case of rented cottages and similar premises such as Glenmark Cottage.' A previous inquest at Winchester Coroner's Court, Hampshire, heard that Tom was staying at Glenmark Cottage in Angus, Scotland, with his girlfriend Charlotte Beard and her family. The house had no electricity or mains gas, and the heating was provided by a wood-burning stove and portable gas heaters. Charlotte's father Mark Beard said he had visited the cottage many times in his life, describing the location as an 'idyllic beauty' and a place to 'unwind'. Glenmark Cottage, located near the small hamlet of Tarfside, was owned by the Earl of Dalhousie and his heir Lord Ramsay. Despite being owned by the Dalhousie estate, it was rented out by retired teacher Piers Le Cheminant. Mr Beard told the inquest that the LPG Heaters were 'ubiquitously used' in the property. He said there was a cabinet heater located in the bathroom and a carbon monoxide alarm in the kitchen, which 'did activate' the night before Tom died. Mr Beard said that while he switched off devices in the kitchen, it is a 'lifelong regret' of his that he did not do the same in the bathroom. Tom, who studied aquaculture at Stirling University in Scotland, but was from Lyndhurst in Hampshire, decided to take a bath on the afternoon of October 28. Inside the bathroom - which had windows which had been sealed shut with paint - was one of the heaters. Mr Beard described hearing his daughter knocking on the bathroom door and sounding increasingly 'alarmed' as she called out for Tom. The father said he asked his teenage son to fetch a wooden axe which they used to forcibly open the 'solid' door to the bathroom. The engineer described an 'intense' atmosphere upon breaking into the room, which was 'hot and humid'. 'It was a very visceral experience,' he continued. 'It was extremely hot and the air was very humid - you could almost taste it. But, there was also a strong smell of unburnt gases. 'It smelt like the heater wasn't operating properly. The heater was also making a loud buzzing which was very unusual.' Mr Beard said he lifted Tom out of the bathroom and carried him downstairs and outside into the 'fresh air'. An ambulance was called for the teenager but he passed away in the vehicle, which was travelling from Brechin to Dundee. Jerry Hill, Tom's father, told the inquest that his son was 'very interested in life'. 'He was quite an unusual boy,' he said. 'He was very interested in wildlife and nature and he had a real understanding of how different creatures interacted. 'He didn't live a very long life but in the short time he had, he really made the most of his time.' The father said his son Tom was 'very passionate' about the practice of aquaculture. 'He had his whole ahead of him,' Mr Hill added. Mr Pegg delivered an accidental death conclusion. The coroner referred to the LPG heaters in the bathroom and said: 'It is quite clear that this type of heater, and the size of heater, shouldn't have been used in the bathroom which I'm told had the size of 11 cubic metres. 'The bathroom was simply too small for for that heater. 'In addition, there was no ventilation. The windows had been painted shut and could not be opened.' Mr Pegg also said there 'damage to the heater' which 'exacerbated' the combustion of the gas and the rate at which it was emitted. He concluded that Tom inhaled a 'fatal quantity' of this gas while he prepared for his bath. Mr Pegg said: 'There is a warning within the box where you put the gas canister, but anyone, such as the Beard family, turning up to a rented cottage, they would not know that the heater should not be used in such close confines. 'In rented cottages, and tenant cottages, there are going to be heaters of this sort which are in rooms which are too small [and] this gives rise to future deaths. 'As you sadly know, carbon monoxide is very much a silent killer and as much awareness when using potentially lethal devices that can be raised is so much better for everybody.' Tom's father, Mr Hill, said he thinks more needs to be done on what to do when a carbon monoxide alarm sounds. 'It should be made really clear to people what to do in these circumstances,' he added, 'I don't think people do know what to do when [alarms] go off.' Burghill Farms, who trade as Dalhousie Estates, and Mr Le Cheminant were prosecuted for breaches of Health & Safety regulations in 2021. Burghill Farms was fined £120,000 while Le Cheminant was ordered to pay £2,000 at Dundee Sheriff Court. A Fatal Accident Inquiry report into Tom's death took place in 2023 and found that the heaters were unsuitable for the property and no system was in place for their regular maintenance.
The Sun
29 minutes ago
- The Sun
Lucy Letby learned she faces MORE charges over baby deaths in jail ‘gossip' lawyer claims – as 2nd hosp dragged in probe
Child A, allegation of murder. The Crown said Letby injected air intravenously into the bloodstream of the baby boy. COUNT 1 GUILTY. Child B, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby attempted to murder the baby girl, the twin sister of Child A, by injecting air into her bloodstream. COUNT 2 GUILTY. Child C, allegation of murder. Prosecutors said Letby forced air down a feeding tube and into the stomach of the baby boy. COUNT 3 GUILTY. Child D, allegation of murder. The Crown said air was injected intravenously into the baby girl. COUNT 4 GUILTY. Child E, allegation of murder. The Crown said Letby murdered the twin baby boy with an injection of air into the bloodstream and also deliberately caused bleeding to the infant. COUNT 5 GUILTY. Child F, allegation of attempted murder. Letby was said by prosecutors to have poisoned the twin brother of Child E with insulin. COUNT 6 GUILTY. Child I, allegation of murder. The prosecution said Letby killed the baby girl at the fourth attempt and had given her air and overfed her with milk. COUNT 12 GUILTY. Child K, allegation of attempted murder. The prosecution said Letby compromised the baby girl as she deliberately dislodged a breathing tube. COUNT 14 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT AT ORIGINAL TRIAL, NOW GUILTY AFTER RETRIAL Child L, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said the nurse poisoned the twin baby boy with insulin. COUNT 15 GUILTY. Child M, allegation of attempted murder. Prosecutors said Letby injected air into the bloodstream of Child L's twin brother. COUNT 16 GUILTY. Child N, three allegations of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby inflicted trauma in the baby boy's throat and also injected him with air in the bloodstream. COUNT 17 GUILTY, COUNT 18 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT, COUNT 19 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT. Child O, allegation of murder. Prosecutors say Letby attacked the triplet boy by injecting him with air, overfeeding him with milk and inflicting trauma to his liver with "severe force". COUNT 20 GUILTY. Child P, allegation of murder. Prosecutors said the nurse targeted the triplet brother of Child O by overfeeding him with milk, injecting air and dislodging his breathing tube. COUNT 21 GUILTY. Child Q, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby injected the baby boy with liquid, and possibly air, down his feeding tube. COUNT 22 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT
Daily Mail
44 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Bryan Kohberger likely to die in maximum security prison
Bryan Kohberger is likely to spend the remainder of his days inside Idaho Maximum Security Institution after he pleaded guilty to four counts of murder. The criminology PhD student struck a deal with prosecutors in which he admitted to killing Ethan Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21, in their home as they slept in November 2022. The deal ensures he avoids the death penalty, and will instead spend the rest of his life in prison without any opportunity for parole or to appeal the punishment. He is likely to be transferred out of maximum security at Ada County jail and into Idaho Maximum Security Institution after his sentencing hearing on July 23. The prison, which has been open since 1989, is home to the state's 'most disruptive male residents' and violent offenders, according to the facility's website. The double perimeter fence surrounding the prison is reinforced with razor wire and an electronic detection system, along with a 24 hour armed patrol to ensure prisoners cannot escape. It holds a capacity if 549 inmates at any given time, including a dedicated section for mental health offenders. The prison offers restrictive housing beds, disciplinary detention and is the state's death row facility. It is situated in Kuna, Idaho - part of the greater Boise region and a s ix-hour flight away from his family, who live on the other side of the country in Pennsylvania. Notorious triple murderer Chad Daybell is one of eight prisoners on death row living in the facility. Daybell murdered his first wife Tammy, along with the two children of his second wife, Lori Vallow. Goncalves' family, who are distraught about Kohberger's plea deal, expressed concerns earlier this week that he will capitalize on his crime by writing a book and chatting publicly about the horror mass-stabbing now that he's been spared death. 'We have a killer who wants a show, and they just gave him one,' Kaylee's father Steve said of the former criminology student. Kohberger's team contacted prosecutors to ask about a plea deal last week as his defense - including claims of an 'alternate perpetrator' - fell apart. He spoke calmly during his plea hearing Wednesday, answering 'yes' as he was asked plainly whether he murdered the four students . Investigators had long claimed that Kohberger broke into the off-campus home and stabbed to death Mogen and Goncalves, before then killing Kernodle and Chapin. Kohberger's apartment and office were scrubbed clean when investigators searched them, and his car had been 'pretty much disassembled internally', prosecuting attorney Bill Thompson told the plea hearing Wednesday. He also changed his car registration to Washington State after the four killings. FBI agents were able to link Kohberger to the killings after collecting DNA samples from the garbage outside his parents' Pennsylvania home, where he was living at the time. Investigators determined that DNA left on a Q-Tip belonged to the father of the person who left DNA on the knife sheath found at the crime scene. 'The defendant has studied crime,' Thompson told the court. 'In fact, he did a detailed paper on crime scene processing when he was working on his PhD, and he had that knowledge skillset.' Judge Steven Hippler accepted Kohberger's plea and said he will be sentenced at Ada County Court on July 23 at 9am local time (11am EST).
