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BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Pedestrian suffers serious injuries in Sarisbury as car fails to stop
A pedestrian has been taken to hospital with "serious, potentially life-changing" injuries to his pelvis following a collision with a car that failed to police were called to the incident on Montefiore Drive in Sarisbury Green shortly after 03:00 BST on Thursday. The force said it was trying to locate a dark-coloured car and that no arrests had yet been said the pedestrian, a 38-year-old man, had been taken to Southampton General Hospital and was in a "stable" condition. A road closure was in place throughout the morning to allow inquiries to be said they believed there might have been two people "acting suspiciously in the area" trying car door handles shortly before the who are carrying out house-to-house inquiries said they were "particularly keen" to hear from anyone who may have doorbell or dashcam force appealed for anyone who might have seen the car or "two people acting suspiciously" to get in touch. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Girl's balcony fall death was 'tragic accident'
An eight-year-old girl fell to her death from a balcony while she was visiting her mother's sixth floor flat, an inquest has heard. Minnie-Rae Dunn, who lived with her grandmother in Southsea, toppled over a wall at Pickwick House in Wingfield Street, Portsmouth, in August 2023, the hearing was told. Another girl who was playing with her tried to save her but Minnie-Rae's leg slipped through her hands, the coroner heard. Hampshire acting senior coroner Jason Pegg said the death was a "desperately dreadful tragic accident". Hampshire Police previously confirmed that a 43-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of child neglect was released without charge. Giving evidence, Minnie-Rae's mother Rebecca Dunn recalled how the two girls asked to play on the balcony, which was full of objects including a cushioned seat and bags of clothes. She said: "I did say no at first but I'm a sucker for her eyes. "I ended up giving in and that is the biggest mistake of my life." Ms Dunn said she had smoked cannabis in the morning as well as an hour before her daughter fell at 18:00 BST on 24 August. The coroner asked whether that had affected her ability to look after the girls. "No," she immediately replied. In a statement read by the coroner, the second girl described how she ran and grabbed Minnie-Rae as she started to fall. The girl, who cannot be named, said: "I was touching her feet as she fell." A neighbour, Shannon Crystal, said she was watching the girls when one "made herself taller by climbing on to something". In her statement, she said she later saw that pigeon netting around the balcony was "torn and ripped down" and emergency services had gathered on the concrete below. Concluding the inquest, Mr Pegg said Minnie-Rae had fallen after standing on an object "so that her waist was above the wall of the balcony". In a handwritten statement following the inquest, Ms Dunn said her daughter was a "happy, lovable, sassy little girl". She added: "She was loved by all that met her... Her passing had and continues to have a massive impact on our lives. "Her smile was just as bright as the sun. We will have to love you from afar, but that love will never, never stop." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. No further action after girl dies in balcony fall Tribute to 'angel' girl who died in balcony fall Woman bailed after girl dies in tower block fall Hampshire Coroner's Service
ITV News
7 days ago
- ITV News
Cockapoo killed in attack by XL Bully in Portsmouth park
Hampshire Police are appealing for information after a pet cockapoo died from its injuries following an attack by an XL Bully type dog in Portsmouth. The brown cockapoo was being walked in Alexandra Park by its owner, a 65-year-old man, on Wednesday April 30th. It suffered serious injuries and has since died. The attacking dog is described as a large white and ginger XL-Bully type, with a male owner, who is yet to be identified. Police are urging anyone who may have witnessed the attack, or can help trace the dog and its owner, to contact them.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Tube slide damaged in deliberate park arson
A fire that broke out at a tube slide in a country park is believed to have been started deliberately, the fire service and police have said. Crews were called to Alver Valley Country Park in Lee-on-the-Solent on Wednesday at about 17:30 BST. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service thanked people for calling its control room to report the fire "so quickly" and said it was not "the first time the children's play park and surrounding woodland has been targeted by arson". Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the fire was being treated as arson and urged those responsible to come forward. Officers at Gosport Central, investigating the fire, said: "It is clear the act of a few has, and will clearly effect a lot of you as we approach the half-term where you will have been using that space with your children. "There is already information that may help us identify the offenders and so I would also urge those people responsible to come forward before we come knocking on your door." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X, or Instagram. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service
BBC News
22-05-2025
- BBC News
Alver Valley tube slide in Lee-on-the-Solent targeted in arson
A fire that broke out at a tube slide in a country park is believed to have been started deliberately, the fire service and police have were called to Alver Valley Country Park in Lee-on-the-Solent on Wednesday at about 17:30 & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service thanked people for calling its control room to report the fire "so quickly" and said it was not "the first time the children's play park and surrounding woodland has been targeted by arson".Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the fire was being treated as arson and urged those responsible to come forward. Officers at Gosport Central, investigating the fire, said: "It is clear the act of a few has, and will clearly effect a lot of you as we approach the half-term where you will have been using that space with your children."There is already information that may help us identify the offenders and so I would also urge those people responsible to come forward before we come knocking on your door." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
