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Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Daily Mail
British father, 32, plunged to his death in Turkey hours after he was escorted off plane following drunken row with his partner, inquest hears
A British father plunged to his death just hours after he was escorted off a plane in Turkey after getting in a drunken fight with his partner, an inquest has heard. Ben Crook, 32, was reported missing after he flew out to Antalya to celebrate his 32nd birthday with his partner Jess Jenkins and her two children on September 23. He began drinking after setting off from his home in Abertridwr, Caerphilly county, and continued to do so inside Bristol Airport and onboard the plane. Having also taken cocaine, he behaved erratically on the flight by shouting at a male air steward when they refused to serve him more alcohol on the plane. A drunken row with his partner then followed and he smashed both their phones which led him to being escorted off the plane when it landed in Turkey, the inquest at Gwent Coroner's Court heard. His partner Jess Jenkins was advised to go to their family hotel with her two children and wait for Ben, but he never arrived. The inquest heard Ben messaged his father to ask for the name of the hotel they were staying in. However, the message was never received as it went to his spam folder. He was discovered on Cumhuriyet Street (pictured) in the Selçuk area of Antalya - less than a mile from the hotel where the family were staying Ben was last seen Kaleiçi, the old town district of Antalya, before he disappeared 'looking shaken and hungover'. He was discovered the following day on Cumhuriyet Street in the Selçuk area - less than a mile from the hotel where the family were staying. After raising the alarm over his disappearance, Jess received a message from a woman who had seen Ben near Kaleici Harbour. The woman wrote: 'He said he smashed up his phone and had brought a new one but it was not ringing for some reason. He used my phone to send a message to his friend and we gave him our number if he needed more help. 'He looked shaken and hungover. After the Facebook message and ringing his friend, he crossed the harbour and walked, we presumed, to the police station for help.' Ben was found laying on rocky ground at the bottom of a tall building and died at Antalya Training and Research Hospital at 2.15am on September 25. His father had flown to Turkey after learning of his son's disappearance only to be told of his death on arrival A post mortem examination carried out at the Antalya Forensic Institute on September 24 revealed Ben had suffered external injuries and lacerations which were in keeping with a fall. Ben's body was repatriated to the UK where a second post mortem was carried out and gave his medical cause of death as fractured skull and pelvis caused by blunt trauma as a result of a fall. A toxicology report revealed the presence of cocaine, alcohol, ketamine and cocaethylene in Ben's blood, with the ketamine likely administered during his treatment. Dr Rashid recorded the medical cause of death as fractured skull and pelvis caused by blunt trauma as a result of a fall. The hearing heard he may have fallen while smoking. In a statement read out to the court by senior coroner Caroline Saunders, Jess said Ben had started drinking alcohol before they arrived at the airport and bought duty free alcohol at the airport which they planned to drink at their hotel. The flight was delayed so the couple began drinking the duty free alcohol. Jess said her partner was a 'nervous flier' but they were 'chatting and joking' before take off. Ben's sister Amy said her brother had had issues with drugs and alcohol and his consumption had increased in the months before his death. She said her brother also suffered with his mental health, which was impacted by his drug and alcohol use, but Jess said there was nothing to suggest he would take his own life and leave his two children without a father. Delivering her conclusion, Ms Saunders said: '(Alcohol and drugs) may have caused disorientation and poor judgement but this is insufficient to determine he fell as a result of the drugs he had taken. 'I find the fall was an accident, the exact details of which are unknown... 'On September 24, 2024, Ben Crook fell from height whilst on holiday in Turkey and sustained severe head and pelvic injuries and died on September 25, 2024. The conclusion I reach is that of an accident.'
BBC News
4 hours ago
- BBC News
Couple's car cliff fall deaths on Isle of Wight 'tragic'
Former colleagues of a bus driver who died along with his wife when their car went over a cliff into the sea have said they are "saddened to learn" of the "tragic" and Isle of Wight Constabulary said it was called at about 19:20 BST on Friday after a Ford Mondeo left came off Alum Bay New car went over the cliff top and came to rest in the water below, near to The Needles sea stacks on the Isle of force said a 67-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman, named locally as former Southern Vectis bus driver John King and his wife Lynn, died in the incident. Two dogs, both Dachshunds, were in the car and also died, officers Tyldsley, Southern Vectis general manager, said: "John King was not an employee of Southern Vectis at the time of his death, having left earlier in the year."John had worked for the company as a network driver for two and half years prior to leaving. "We are saddened to learn of this tragic event and our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time." A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said formal identification procedures were ongoing, but next of kin had been notified. A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Tuesday."As part of the ongoing investigation into the incident, which has been referred to the coroner, officers have been carrying out inquiries at an address on Arctic Road, Cowes, to help them to establish what happened," the force added. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
The Independent
4 hours ago
- The Independent
Tribute paid to former bus driver killed alongside wife in cliff fall
Former colleagues of a bus driver who died alongside his wife after their car plunged off a cliff on the Isle of Wight have expressed their sadness. The incident occurred on Friday evening near The Needles, a well-known group of chalk sea stacks, when their Ford Mondeo left the road. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary confirmed the deaths of a 67-year-old man, a 66-year-old woman, and their two dachshunds. The deceased have been identified locally as John King, a former Southern Vectis bus driver, and his wife, Lynn. John King's former colleagues said they were "saddened to learn" of the "tragic" incident. Richard Tyldsley, Southern Vectis general manager, said: 'John King was not an employee of Southern Vectis at the time of his death, having left earlier in the year. 'John had worked for the company as a network driver for two and half years prior to leaving. We are saddened to learn of this tragic event and our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.' A spokesman for Hampshire Constabulary said: 'We can confirm the death of two people, a woman and a man, aged 66 and 67 respectively, following an incident at The Needles on the Isle of Wight on Friday June 6. 'We were called at 7.21pm after a Ford Mondeo, which was being driven along Alum Bay New Road, left the road, came off the cliff top and came to rest in the water below. 'Two dogs, both dachshunds, were also in the car and died in the incident. 'Formal identification procedures are ongoing, but next of kin have been notified. A post-mortem examination will take place on Tuesday June 10. 'As part of the ongoing investigation into the incident, which has been referred to the coroner, officers have been carrying out inquiries at an address on Arctic Road, Cowes, to help them to establish what happened.'
Malay Mail
3 days ago
- Malay Mail
Mother's grief unbearable as she identifies son lost in Tanjung Harapan boat tragedy
SHAH ALAM, June 8 — The mother of a victim was overwhelmed and wept when she saw at her dead son's face during the identification process at the Forensic Unit, Shah Alam Hospital, here following the discovery of the bodies of her son and his wife who were involved in a boat capsize in the waters of Tanjung Harapan, Port Klang, near here, last Friday. The bodies of Gan Hon Tat, 32, and Careen Man, 29, were found floating at 7.45 am this morning, about 0.1 nautical mile from the National Hydrographic Centre, North Port, Port Klang. A Bernama observation found that Chan Pei Pei, 60, wailed in grief as she was escorted out of the autopsy room by her husband before being calmed down by family members in the lobby of the Forensic Unit. However, the victim's family members refused to be interviewed and only said that they expected the autopsy process to be completed by 4 pm this afternoon. Earlier, Gan's mother and father and a man believed to be Careen's brother, appeared calm before being allowed in for the body identification process around noon. The couple from Klang Utama was among six individuals involved in the boat capsizing incident at about 5 pm on Friday. The incident left five people, including a child, dead, while a teenage boy survived. — Bernama
Associated Press
6 days ago
- Associated Press
Teenager fatally pinned between 2 vehicles in California private school parking lot
STUDIO CITY, Calif. (AP) — A 15-year-old was killed when a vehicle struck him in a school parking lot at a California private school Wednesday afternoon, sandwiching him between two vehicles, police said. The teen was hit at Campbell Hall, a private school in Studio City, just after 3 p.m., said David Cuellar, spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department. Paramedics took him to a hospital along with his father, who was not injured, and the teenager was later pronounced dead. 'It's just a tragic incident overall,' Cuellar said. It was not immediately clear how the crash happened. The driver of the green Rivian was cooperating with the investigation, Cuellar said. The driver was not arrested and this doesn't appear to be a criminal matter, according to Cuellar. Campbell Hall is a K-12 independent, Episcopal day school, according to its website. The school did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press requesting comment.
