Menu
16/08/2011
Tent Fumes Kill Woman In Wales
A woman has died after being overcome by fumes in a tent with her family in a campsite in Wales.
North Wales Police were called to a caravan site in Gym Goch, Caernarfon, around 9:30am on Monday to assist paramedics who were attending the scene.
The family of four, including two children, aged four and seven, had been overcome by fumes within the tent.
The mother, Tracey Anne Elizabeth Screen, 34, from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, was declared dead at the scene. The children and their father, who is believed to be in his 30s, are recovering in hospital and may be discharged later today.
A post-mortem will take place to confirm the cause of the woman's death, but police said that it is not being treated as suspicious.
An inquest into Ms Screen's death has been opened and injured.
(KMcA)
North Wales Police were called to a caravan site in Gym Goch, Caernarfon, around 9:30am on Monday to assist paramedics who were attending the scene.
The family of four, including two children, aged four and seven, had been overcome by fumes within the tent.
The mother, Tracey Anne Elizabeth Screen, 34, from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, was declared dead at the scene. The children and their father, who is believed to be in his 30s, are recovering in hospital and may be discharged later today.
A post-mortem will take place to confirm the cause of the woman's death, but police said that it is not being treated as suspicious.
An inquest into Ms Screen's death has been opened and injured.
(KMcA)
Related UK National News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.
22 April 2010
Boy Injured In Taxi Collison
A 10-year-old is being treated in hospital for serious head injuries after he was in collision with a taxi in Swansea. South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident at 8.45pm last night immediately outside the Mosque in St Helen's Road, Swansea. A white Vauxhall Vectra taxi was involved.
Boy Injured In Taxi Collison
A 10-year-old is being treated in hospital for serious head injuries after he was in collision with a taxi in Swansea. South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident at 8.45pm last night immediately outside the Mosque in St Helen's Road, Swansea. A white Vauxhall Vectra taxi was involved.
20 July 2009
Police Apology Over Paedophile Attack
A Welsh family who say they reacted "within seconds" of a paedophile taking their child - by making 999 calls and giving the police his name and a description of his car - have received an apology over the way the emergency was dealt with.
Police Apology Over Paedophile Attack
A Welsh family who say they reacted "within seconds" of a paedophile taking their child - by making 999 calls and giving the police his name and a description of his car - have received an apology over the way the emergency was dealt with.
13 April 2005
Former police officers arrested in Lynette White murder case
Five retired police officers have been arrested as part of an investigation into the murder of a Cardiff prostitute 17 years ago, South Wales police have confirmed. Twenty-year-old Lynette White was found murdered in a flat in the Butetown area of Cardiff on Valentine’s Day, 1988.
Former police officers arrested in Lynette White murder case
Five retired police officers have been arrested as part of an investigation into the murder of a Cardiff prostitute 17 years ago, South Wales police have confirmed. Twenty-year-old Lynette White was found murdered in a flat in the Butetown area of Cardiff on Valentine’s Day, 1988.
11 April 2007
Woman arrested following fatal stabbing
A 40-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found stabbed to death in North Wales last night. Police were called to an incident at a property in the Fron Fawr area of Blaenau Ffestiniog shortly after 11:30pm on Tuesday night. William McCauley, 38, was found at the scene, suffering from stab wounds.
Woman arrested following fatal stabbing
A 40-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found stabbed to death in North Wales last night. Police were called to an incident at a property in the Fron Fawr area of Blaenau Ffestiniog shortly after 11:30pm on Tuesday night. William McCauley, 38, was found at the scene, suffering from stab wounds.
24 June 2015
Body Of Newborn Baby Found In Cardiff River
Police in Cardiff have reportedly recovered the body of a newborn baby from the River Taff. It is understood that South Wales Police were called to the scene at about 18:00 on Tuesday. The scene has been sealed and an investigation is underway. Police have appealed for information.
Body Of Newborn Baby Found In Cardiff River
Police in Cardiff have reportedly recovered the body of a newborn baby from the River Taff. It is understood that South Wales Police were called to the scene at about 18:00 on Tuesday. The scene has been sealed and an investigation is underway. Police have appealed for information.
-
Northern Ireland WeatherToday:Gale, coastal severe gale, northwest winds ease from late afternoon. Scattered showers will fall as snow over the hills at first, becoming isolated from mid-afternoon. Maximum temperature 7 °C.Tonight:Showers, scattered in the evening, will clear by midnight leaving the night dry with clear spells. Cloud will spread east towards morning. Minimum temperature 2 °C.
