An inquest opens into the death of Dr Mark Deakin, who was described in court during Lucy Letby’s trial as her “boyfriend.” The inquest hears that he died after being found collapsed in his car following reports that he had gone missing.
BBC News says the court is told there is reason to believe Deakin’s death was “unnatural.” The Manchester Evening News and The Mirror also report that Deakin is found collapsed in his car in Cheshire, with The Mirror describing the location as a retail park. The sources do not dispute the basic circumstances of his disappearance and being found in his vehicle, but differ mainly in the emphasis on how he was referred to in relation to Letby and on the detail of where he was found.
As the inquest proceeds, it will consider the circumstances leading up to Deakin’s death and the cause, with attention on allegations of an “unnatural” cause referenced by the BBC.
