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In 2021, the Telegraph newspaper conducted an investigation that claimed one in five post-mortem

reports register the wrong cause of death, and experts are warning that Britain's coroner's

courts are broken.

Without enough oversight of pathologists, mistakes can happen, and families may not get

a clear picture of how their loved

ones have passed away. Incorrect causes of death can cause extra stress for families and may

also affect things like insurance claims, investigations and police inquiries. In today's case, we're going to look at a case of two women,

whose deaths were both wrongly labelled as natural and accidental. But this isn't the

only thing they had in common. They both died, laying next to the same man.

I'm Naomi Channel be able to be. Today's case takes us to Worthing in West Sussex, situated in the south of England.

In July 2010, Susan Nicholson made the brave decision to check into rehab. She had developed a problem with alcohol and she knew she needed professional help. She was a mother and she wanted to get

better so she could be the best mother that she could. It was in this rehab that she met a man called Robert Trigg.

They were both in their 50s, both single and both parents. They officially started dating in November

2011 and after a whirlwind romance, Robert moved into Susan's flat the following month.

But just a few months later, Robert started to become violent towards Susan.

In March 2011, he punched her in the face after an argument at their home.

A neighbour of the couple, a woman called Hannah Cooper,

started to notice that Susan had bruises on her face and body, and she also heard arguments

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