Inquest opens on newborn skeletal remains found under floorboards in Bishop Auckland
An inquest has opened into the discovery of skeletal remains of a baby boy found wrapped in a 1910 newspaper under floorboards in a Bishop Auckland property.The remains were uncovered by a contractor during refurbishment work in Fore Bondgate, County Durham, in July 2024.Senior coroner Jeremy Chipperfield confirmed that a postmortem examination was unable to determine the cause of death.DNA analysis identified the infant as male but did not establish his identity.The baby was wrapped in a newspaper called The Umpire, dated June 19, 1910, and had twine looped three times around his neck.Forensic anthropologists estimated the baby was full-term,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Apr 2026 15:09 LONDON
Man in his 70s dies after assault in Co Waterford, Ireland
A man in his 70s died at the scene following an assault in Cappagh, Dungarvan, County Waterford, on April 13, 2026.Gardaí and emergency services responded shortly after 6pm to the incident outside a residential property.The older man was found with serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.His body was subsequently taken to University Hospital Waterford for a post-mortem examination.A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene and is currently being held at a garda station in Waterford.It is understood that the victim and the suspect were known to each other.The scene has been preserved for forensic... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Apr 2026 10:33 LONDON
