Police have confirmed that the body found in the water at Exeter Quay on Thursday is that of missing Dex Johnston.
The 24-year-old was last seen at Exe Bridge in Exeter in the early hours of Sunday morning (28 May).
A police spokesman said: “The death is currently being treated as unexplained whilst enquiries are ongoing and police await the outcome of post-mortem results.”
Figures published by Co-op Funeralcare reveal a worrying gap in end of life planning across Devon, with as many as 91% of adults in the region yet to create a funeral plan and almost a quarter (21%) yet to communicate their funeral wishes to anyone. The findings come as Co-op embarks on its annual tour of the UK’s County Shows, kicking off with Devon County Show, which takes place at Westpoint until Saturday (20th May). Seeking to close the gap in end of life planning, Co-op Funeralcare’s stand will feature an alternative tandem cycle hearse, a picture coffin and a range of other funeral...
Aly Dickinson End of Life Doula with Living Well Dying Well and Dr Max Mackay James GP and lead for Diealog are hosting Workshops for Dying Matters Awareness Week. .
Both Aly and Max work in their Communities to support people to have choice and control over their death so that a person can die in the place they choose, with the care they want, surrounded by the people they love. Max says ‘Death and Dying will happen to all of us –we should live as we would want to right until the very end’. Aly believes that dying has become over medicalised and removed from the person dying and...
A man was last night charged in connection with a death of a 47-year-old man in Exeter on Friday.
Delton Jones, aged 19 from Burleigh Mews, Liverpool has been charged with murder and will appear at Exeter Magistrates Court today (21st March) at 10am.
Officers were called to Bridge Court, Exeter by ambulance staff, just before 1.50am on Friday 17 March, following a concern for welfare of a man.
The 47-year-old man, originally from Liverpool was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
A man has been charged following the death of 30-year-old James Woodhouse.
Police continue to investigate the death of a man found in flat 1, Okehampton Road, Exeter, on Monday 21 November.
Brett Williams Edwards, 37, from Okehampton Road, Exeter, was charged for the murder of James Woodhouse and appered before Exeter magistrates via video link this morning.
The victim has been named as 30-year-old James Woodhouse [pictured] who originated from North West England but had resided in the Exeter area for the past seven years. His next of kin have been informed....
A motorcyclist has died following a serious collision in Newton Abbot on Thursdsay (22 September).
Emergency services were called to Shaldon Road at 2.10pm after the collision between a red Mercedes B180 and the black Yamaha V-Max motorcycle outside Milber Service Station.
The motorcycle rider, a 53-year-old man from Torquay, sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Torbay Hospital. He died from his injuries in the early hours of today [23 September].
Formal identification has not been carried although his next of kin have been informed.
The two year old girl who was in hospital in Bristol having been swept into the sea at Newquay on Friday 19th August sadly died last night. Police have named her as Mckayla Bruynius.
The man who also died as a result of the incident has been named by police as Rudy Bruynius, Mckayla's father. His wife and Mckayla’s mother, Lisinda Bruynius, has made the following statement:
“Rudy was a loving, caring and supportive husband, father and friend. He had a great sense of humour and was an active person. He always put other people first. Mckayla was a busy bee and always happy...
Devon and Cornwall police are continuing to investigating the death on an 8-month-old boy in Brownhills Road, Newton Abbot on 15th June.
Post mortem and toxicology reports have not identified a cause of death and therefore the death remains unexplained.
A 27-year-old man was questioned and bailed in connection with this matter. We can confirm that in light of the post mortem and toxicology reports, his bail has now been cancelled and no further policing action will be taken against him at this time.
Further examinations are currently taking place and we await these...
Devon and Cornwall police are investigating the death on an 8-month-old boy in Brownhills Road, Newton Abbot.
A spokesperson for Devon & Cornwall Police said: "Officers were called by the ambulance just after 10.30am this morning (15th June) informing us of the death.
"Police and scenes of crime officers have attended the house to undertake initial investigations and we are currently treating the death as unexplained.
"A 27-year-old man is in police custody in connection with this matter and awaits questioning."
