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A devoted and loving mother of five died after she took cocaine and tried to pull out her own teeth, an inquest – which praised the “valiant” efforts of two police officers to save her – has heard. Kiera Kent died at her home in Cornwall in July last year.
An inquest earlier this week heard she was displaying “bizarre and erratic” behaviour after using a class A drug which has historically been used as a dental anaesthetic. Messages from Kiera’s phone suggested she was having problems with wisdom tooth pain, the coroner’s court heard.
DC Lindsay Cork of Devon and Cornwall Police told the inquest that post-mortem report evidence showed Kiera had put her hands into her mouth and caused significant injury. The report also showed scratches and abrasions consistent with Kiera pulling at her own skin.
DC Cork said Kiera’s partner, Liam Crabtree, called the police after becoming worried about her welfare when her behaviour became “bizarre and erratic”. He told officers they hosted a barbecue earlier that day and had both taken cocaine after their guests had left and the children had gone to bed.
Police said Kiera went upstairs and, when she didn’t come back downstairs, her worried partner became concerned and went to investigate. He found Keira lying on the pillow, surrounded by blood with her hands in her mouth, the inquest was told.
The court was told that Keira then picked up a razor and Mr Crabtree wrestled with her as she attempted to put it in her mouth. He then phoned 999 and told the operator that his partner was trying to pull her teeth out.
Police arrived and requested an ambulance – but the inquest heard that there was a considerable delay before paramedics arrived. The officers at the scene, PCs Gemma Henderson and Leanne Gould handcuffed Kiera’s hands in front of her in an attempt to protect her, the inquest heard.
However, Keira stopped breathing – and police commenced CPR for 30 minutes before paramedics arrived and she was pronounced dead. Giving evidence, PCs Gould and Henderson said they did all they could – but they just wished ambulance help turned up sooner.
An IOPC investigation concluded the officers did all could to try and save Kiera. And her family thanked them both for their care and compassion, calling them “a credit to the profession”.
Guy Davies, the assistant coroner for Cornwall, also praised the officers, saying they “fought valiantly to try and save her life”, reported Cornwall Live.
He said: “PCs Gould and Henderson found Kiera in a highly distressed condition, covered in blood, her hands injured and red raw after being thrust into her mouth. The officers endeavoured to restrain Kiera but during the process, she stopped breathing.
“CPR was commenced by the officers who summoned assistance and a defibrillator before paramedics arrived and determined Kiera dead at the scene. The two officers fought valiantly to try and save her life.”
Recording a conclusion of drug-related death, the assistant coroner said that although Kiera’s cocaine level was not in the toxic range, the drug can cause death by creating an electrolyte/chemical imbalance, even when no anatomical reasons for death are apparent. He said that the cocaine accounted for the medical episode that caused Kiera’s death.
After her passing last year, Keira was described as a loving person to all who knew her and a devoted mother to her five children.
New Delhi:
In a veiled message after the Pahalgam terror attacks in which 26 people were killed, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said non-violence is India’s religion and a key part of its values, but so is teaching a lesson to “oppressors and hooligans”.
Speaking at an event to mark the release of the book ‘The Hindu Manifesto’ in New Delhi on Saturday, Mr Bhagwat also gave the example of Ravan and said he was killed not to harm him but for his own good.
“We never harm or disrespect our neighbours but if someone is bent on being evil, what is the cure? The king’s duty is to protect the people and he will do his duty. The Gita teaches non-violence, but the teaching is to ensure that Arjun fights and kills… because he was confronted with people whose development could only be done this way,” Mr Bhagwat said in Hindi.
“Non-violence is our nature, a key value,” Mr Bhagwat said, asserting, “our non-violence is to change people and make them non-violent too. Some people will change, seeing our example, but others will not… they won’t change no matter what you do and cause disorder in the world. So what will you do?”
The RSS chief then cited the example of Ravan and said he was a devotee of Lord Shiva who had knowledge of the Vedas and knew how to govern very well.
“He (Ravan) had all the qualities required to be a good person. But the body and intelligence he accepted did not allow the good qualities in. So, if he wanted to be good, the only option was to end that body and intelligence. So, God killed him. That killing is not violence, it’s still non-violence,” Mr Bhagwat said.
Degrees Of Punishment
“Non-violence is our religion, but not getting beaten by oppressors and teaching hooligans a lesson is also our religion. In Western thought, these two things can’t go together because the thought that you should assess whether your enemy is good or not does not exist… We see it, though, and punish some a little, others a lot and still others none at all to reform them. But those that cannot be reformed are sent, for their own good. to places where they need to be sent to get basic material,” he added.
Speaking at an event in Mumbai on Friday, the RSS chief had also said that the current fight is between ‘dharma’ (righteousness) and ‘adharma’ (unrighteousness), rather than just a conflict between sects and religions.
Referring to the Pahalgam attack, he said, “The fanatics who killed people by asking about their religion, Hindus would never do this. That is why the country should be strong,” he had said.
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Russian President Putin told US envoy Witkoff that Russia is open to unconditional talks with Ukraine, as Trump suggests different approaches to deal with Putin amid ongoing conflict and failed negotiations for peace.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff that Russia is ready to hold talks with Ukraine “without preconditions”, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
“During yesterday’s talks with Trump’s envoy Witkoff, Vladimir Putin reiterated that Russia is ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine without any preconditions,” said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, who also added that Putin has repeated the same several times.
This comes in the midst of US President Donald Trump’s talks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome, at the funeral of Pope Francis.
In a post on Truth Social after his talks with Zelensky, Trump also said maybe Putin “has to be dealt with differently, through ‘Banking’ or ‘Secondary Sanctions?'”
He posted on his social media platform he said, “…there was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days. It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through “Banking” or “Secondary Sanctions?” Too many people are dying!!!”
Trump, who promised on the campaign trail to strike a deal between Moscow and Kyiv in 24 hours, has in three months failed to wrangle concessions from Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt his invasion.
The Republican had said over the weekend he hoped a peace deal could be struck “this week” despite no signs the two sides are anywhere close to agreeing even a ceasefire, let alone a wider long-term settlement.
Moscow’s forces occupy around a fifth of Ukrainian territory and tens of thousands have been killed since they invaded in February 2022.
The official programme of the ceremonies for Pope Francis:
9:00 am IST
St Peter’s Square opens.
1:00 pm IST
US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive in St Peter’s Square.
1:30 pm IST
The funeral mass begins. It will be presided over by Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals.
Pope Francis’s wooden and zinc coffin, sealed on Friday evening, will be placed in front of the basilica before a temporary raised altar. To its left, facing St Peter’s, will sit the red-robed cardinals. To the right, official delegations from around the world, seated in alphabetical order.
The ceremony should last about 90 minutes, with 224 cardinals and 750 priests and bishops in attendance.
3:00 pm IST
The coffin leaves for Santa Maria Maggiore, the Rome basilica where Pope Francis will be buried.
4:30 pm IST
The coffin arrives at Santa Maria Maggiore, where it will be welcomed by a group of the “poor and needy”.
The burial, presided over by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who as camerlengo is running the Vatican’s day-to-day affairs until a new pope is elected, will take place in private.
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