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A nine-year-old Luton girl has been left traumatised after a terrifying attack on her family home by a gang of masked men wielding machetes. The girl’s father and grandfather, who was recovering from a heart attack, were forced to use their bodies to hold their front door in place after it was kicked down by the three armed men. The father’s arm was slashed by a machete as he desperately held the door in place – keeping the armed men away from his family.Despite the family’s ordeal, they say they have not been offered suitable emergency accommodation by Luton Borough Council and were even told by a housing officer to return to their address.“It has been worse than useless,” said the father. “We spent two nights sleeping in our car as it’s not safe to go back.”The shocking incident took place at the family’s home in Hockwell Ring on Wednesday, January 9.The father said: “We heard a loud bang and saw our door was on the … [Read more...] about Luton family’s terror after gang of masked men break into their home and attack dad with machete

A Wigan dad’s suicide might have been avoided if he’d only been prescribed small amounts of medication at once, an inquest heard. Describing it as “an extremely distressing case”, the coroner said that the 42-year-old’s death might have been averted if health bosses had been more vigilant and not prescribed such large amounts of the medication, with which he had used to kill himself, in one go.The hearing though was also full of emotional tributes to the father-of-three who was described as a “fine gentleman” who was loved by all who knew him.During the hearing at Bolton Coroner’s Court, tributes were paid to Mr Colsoul by his wife Caroline, who was supported by her parents.Mrs Colsoul, who fought back tears throughout proceedings, said: “He was a very caring person, everyone loved him.“Everyone thought very highly of him. “He would do anything for anybody. “If anybody needed anything, he would help them.”The … [Read more...] about Wigan dad’s death may have been avoided

A Wigan dad’s suicide might have been avoided if he’d only been prescribed small amounts of medication at once, an inquest heard. Helder Ricardo Coelho Colsoul took a lethal overdose of his own prescription drugs in August last year after years of suffering with mental health issues.Describing it as “an extremely distressing case”, the coroner said that the 42-year-old’s death might have been averted if health bosses had been more vigilant and not prescribed such large amounts of the medication, with which he had used to kill himself, in one go.The hearing though was also full of emotional tributes to the father-of-three who was described as a “fine gentleman” who was loved by all who knew him.During the hearing at Bolton Coroner’s Court, tributes were paid to Mr Colsoul by his wife Caroline, who was supported by her parents.Mrs Colsoul, who fought back tears throughout proceedings, said: “He was a very caring person, everyone … [Read more...] about Wigan dad’s day may have been avoided