Manchester West
Coroner Area
Reports: 131
Earliest: Aug 2013
Latest: 10 Feb 2026
69% response rate (above 62% average).
Kelly Walsh
No Identified Response
2025-0256
23 May 2025
Home Office
Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths
Mental Health related deaths
Suicide (from 2015)
Concerns summary
Home Office guidance for selling reportable poisons fails to adequately advise online sellers on identifying purchases for self-harm, leading vendors to unknowingly facilitate suicides. Additionally, dangerous websites promoting suicide methods and poison sourcing are readily accessible.
William Armstrong
No Identified Response
2025-0257
23 May 2025
Home Office
Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths
Emergency services related deaths (2019 onwards)
Mental Health related deaths
Concerns summary
Home Office guidance for selling reportable poisons fails to adequately advise online sellers on identifying purchases for self-harm, leading vendors to unknowingly facilitate suicides. Additionally, dangerous websites promoting suicide methods and poison sourcing are readily accessible.