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Yahoo
22-05-2025
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Missing man's mum hopes for peace after remains find
The mother of a man missing for 18 years said she was "hoping for some peace" after human remains were found close to where he disappeared. Terry McSpadden was 24 when he was last seen on March 2 2007 after spending the evening in the Locomotive pub in Wisbech, close to the Norfolk-Cambridgeshire border. On Sunday police were called to Lynn Road, Walton Highway, in Wisbech after a discovery of partial human remains by a member of the public. Mr McSpadden's mother, Helen Thrower, confirmed that police had contacted the family about the find. She said: "It's too early to say whether it's Terry or not. "Me and other people whose family members are missing, we're hoping for some peace. Until we get some identification, we can't know." The father of two had been working as a window fitter and had been at the Locomotive pub in Wisbech the night he went missing. He was seen on CCTV withdrawing money from a cash machine at Tesco at 01:00 GMT, and buying goods in the store. He never turned up at work that Friday morning and his hand-painted black mountain bike, which he used for local transport, was never recovered. In 2013, a crown court judge threw out a murder prosecution on grounds of insufficient evidence. Three years later, Norfolk Coroner's Court ruled Terry likely died the day he disappeared. A spokesperson said: "Officers are exploring a number of lines of inquiry. "The cordon is still in place on Lynn Road and will remain for some time." Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Missing man's family want answers 18 years on Memorial for son missing for 10 years Missing man probably dead, coroner rules Reward in missing man cold case Norfolk Police
Yahoo
07-04-2025
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Unlicensed motorcyclist killed in crash with van
An unlicensed motorcyclist died from a traumatic head injury after he collided with a van, a coroner said. Harvey Wilson, 19, of Elm near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, was riding a Kawasaki KX 250F through West Walton, Norfolk, on 8 July when he lost control on a bend. Norfolk Coroner's Court heard the bike was designed for off-road use its tyres were clearly marked "not for highway use". Mr Wilson's helmet was found a metre from his body and police forensic crash investigators said it was likely it had not been fastened properly. Mr Wilson and his friend Bradley Didwell had purchased the bike the week before the collision and had split the cost between them. The court heard they had practised riding the bike off-road several times. Mr Wilson, who was a trainee electrician, did not hold a motorcycle licence and had not completed a compulsory basic training course. The court heard how the vehicle was not taxed or insured for road use and was not road legal. The motocross-style helmet had been purchased only two days before the crash and Mr Didwell said he was not sure if Mr Wilson had fastened it properly when they decided to take the bike out, with Mr Didwell following in his grey VW Polo. Mr Didwell said: "It was after he took that first right-hand corner he was out of my sight... when I went a bit further up the road that's when I saw Harvey had come off the bike. "The helmet Harvey was wearing was not on him," he said. The driver of the van, Karl Pettifar said he did not recall the helmet being on Mr Wilson's head following the collision. He believed Mr Wilson was "going too fast". He said: "The bike went out from underneath him... I was already hitting the brake when I came to a stop." He said he could see Mr Wilson's head was under part of the van. "I do not think he was wearing a helmet, I remember seeing his ear... he was unconscious and I could not tell if he was not breathing or just about breathing." The police forensic officer concluded there was nothing Mr Pettifar could have done to prevent the collision and there was insufficient time to react. Mr Pettifar called for an ambulance and Mr Wilson was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn where he was pronounced dead. Police said a toxicology report found there was no alcohol or cannabis in Mr Wilson's blood, and historical traces of cocaine use were deemed unlikely to have impaired his driving. Coroner Johanna Thompson recorded a conclusion that Mr Wilson died as a result of a road traffic collision. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Norfolk Coroner's Court
Yahoo
07-04-2025
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Unlicensed motorcyclist killed in crash with van
An unlicensed motorcyclist died from a traumatic head injury after he collided with a van, a coroner said. Harvey Wilson, 19, of Elm near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, was riding a Kawasaki KX 250F through West Walton, Norfolk, on 8 July when he lost control on a bend. Norfolk Coroner's Court heard the bike was designed for off-road use its tyres were clearly marked "not for highway use". Mr Wilson's helmet was found a metre from his body and police forensic crash investigators said it was likely it had not been fastened properly. Mr Wilson and his friend Bradley Didwell had purchased the bike the week before the collision and had split the cost between them. The court heard they had practised riding the bike off-road several times. Mr Wilson, who was a trainee electrician, did not hold a motorcycle licence and had not completed a compulsory basic training course. The court heard how the vehicle was not taxed or insured for road use and was not road legal. The motocross-style helmet had been purchased only two days before the crash and Mr Didwell said he was not sure if Mr Wilson had fastened it properly when they decided to take the bike out, with Mr Didwell following in his grey VW Polo. Mr Didwell said: "It was after he took that first right-hand corner he was out of my sight... when I went a bit further up the road that's when I saw Harvey had come off the bike. "The helmet Harvey was wearing was not on him," he said. The driver of the van, Karl Pettifar said he did not recall the helmet being on Mr Wilson's head following the collision. He believed Mr Wilson was "going too fast". He said: "The bike went out from underneath him... I was already hitting the brake when I came to a stop." He said he could see Mr Wilson's head was under part of the van. "I do not think he was wearing a helmet, I remember seeing his ear... he was unconscious and I could not tell if he was not breathing or just about breathing." The police forensic officer concluded there was nothing Mr Pettifar could have done to prevent the collision and there was insufficient time to react. Mr Pettifar called for an ambulance and Mr Wilson was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn where he was pronounced dead. Police said a toxicology report found there was no alcohol or cannabis in Mr Wilson's blood, and historical traces of cocaine use were deemed unlikely to have impaired his driving. Coroner Johanna Thompson recorded a conclusion that Mr Wilson died as a result of a road traffic collision. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Norfolk Coroner's Court
Yahoo
19-03-2025
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Man died after air bubble entered vein in dialysis
A disabled man died after an air bubble got into a vein when his dialysis line detached from the machine. Norfolk Coroner's Court heard Jordan Tooke, 29, from Norwich, was in good health and spirits when he arrived for his routine treatment at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital on 28 August. But about an hour into the treatment for acute kidney disease, his mother noticed blood. None of the medical team that treated him could explain how the central venous catheter became uncoupled, but an embolism triggered a sequence that caused him to die on 31 August. Area coroner Johanna Thompson recorded a conclusion of accident. Mr Tooke had Williams Syndrome - a condition affecting development - and autism. He was non-verbal and had learning disabilities. He was born with one small kidney and the other was found to contain a cyst, but as a small child he had normal liver function. He was later diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and a Court of Protection order led to him being put on dialysis. Norfolk Coroner's Court heard how an hour into a routine dialysis appointment the line into Mr Tooke's vein had detached, causing him to bleed and an air bubble to enter his vein. Although his post-mortem examination showed the cause of death as bronchopneumonia, the court heard he had suffered a "cardiac standstill" as a result of the embolism, which led to a catastrophic brain injury. In a witness statement, Jordan's mother Camilla Tooke said her son - who had been sedated - fell asleep during the dialysis process. She said: "As I looked at him, I noticed that there was blood and shouted 'blood' to Sarah [Jordan's main carer] and I immediately applied pressure." The emergency alarm was activated, and staff arrived and reconnected the line but were unsure how the connection had become undone. Later in the day, he underwent a CT scan, which found no evidence of air in his veins, but intensive care consultant Dr Simon Fletcher said this could have been absorbed into his body. Mrs Tooke added: "We were left alone with Jordan and he didn't seem to be getting any better. I was concerned that no-one had explained the consequences of the disconnection. "Later in the day, Jordan's right eye became closed and I thought he might have had a stroke and his leg had become unresponsive, and I said something wasn't right. "The nursing staff couldn't understand as his vital signs were OK, so it seemed to be no issue. "I believe the nursing staff did their best for Jordan, but it was obvious what was happening was beyond their expertise and the doctors didn't seem concerned." In evidence, matron Sarah Trudgill said her team was devastated by Jordan's death, but there was no damage or explanation as to why the line had become detached. Nurse Hannah Filby, a deputy sister on Langley Ward renal unit, said with 13 years' experience she could not understand or explain how the line became detached, saying she had never seen it happen before. "I could not see how that could have come off on its own," she said. "Jordan had never, in my experience, fiddled with his line. If it was out of sight, it was out of mind, which is why we covered it." Dr Ravi Varma, a primary renal consultant, said: "There were signs that [an embolism] had happened. The drop in blood pressure, the mottling of the skin, the change in his behaviour and the concerns a stroke was occurring." He also said there was a possibility food from the stomach entered Mr Tooke's lungs, causing inflammation leading to bronchopneumonia. Dr Varma added: "He was well before dialysis, but there became a detachment [of the line] and he became unwell thereafter." Coroner Johanna Thompson said the primary cause of death was brain damage caused by an air embolism, but that no evidence could explain how the line had become disconnected, adding: "This was an accidental event." She said she would not file a Prevention of Future Deaths report because the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital was working on amending its procedures to treat patients with an air embolism, as a result of the death. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Mum overjoyed at 'life and death' court win for son Dialysis failures put 15 patients in hospital Norfolk Coroner's Court
