Julie Evans: Last News

A ‘quiet’ teenager who died after crashing his moped was over the drink drive limit, an inquest has heard.

Tragic Granada Reports journalist Teresa McMahon was "a vulnerable individual locked in a coercive and controlling relationship," described as "toxic" a second pre-inquest review into her death has revealed.

Manchester Evening News is not naming, is not illegal in the UK and can be found online.A pathologist and the coroner in the case raised concerns about its availability - as did Gwen's family.Pathologist Julie Evans told the court: "This method is giving rise to concern."We had a pocket of cases coming forward towards the end of 2019 and coming into 2020 where this chemical was mentioned."That is why we sent it for specialist investigation."We have had about 20 to 25 cases where this has been the method over the last 12 to 18 months - just at our company, not even nationally."We have seen more in the Manchester area than any other specific region, but it is not unique to Manchester."The chemical is difficult to test for - unless lab staff