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Sex Offender’s Partner Dies from Overdose Amid Disturbing Relationship, Inquest Reveals

Kelly Faiers, 61, was found dead at the home of her partner, Richard Scatchard, 70, in Minehead, Somerset, in October 2023. The cause was a fatal overdose of sleeping tablets combined with alcohol, the inquest at Somerset …

By Tommy Wathen · Monday 6 July 2026 · 3 min read

Melaniehall

'My daughter's remains were found on the M5 - her killer is still out there'

Melanie Hall disappeared nearly 30 years ago, last seen leaving a nightclub in Bath. Over 13 years later, her body was discovered beside the M5 near Thornbury, wrapped in bin bags and bound with blue rope. Despite extensive …

By Tommy Wathen · Friday 5 June 2026 · 3 min read