Podcast: Inquest told Herne Bay man, 95, suffering from delirium stabbed partner to death just days after being discharged from Margate’s QEQM hospital

A hearing has been told how a 95-year-old man from Herne Bay stabbed his partner of 30 years while suffering from delirium, days after being discharged from hospital.

Ernest Gray killed Margaret Day – who was 86 – at their home in Broomfield Road in November 2023.

Also in today’s podcast, we’ve been hearing from a Kent supermarket worker as a new survey shows more than 70% have suffered verbal abuse.

Retail trade union Usdaw say nearly half of workers have been threatened and 9% have actually been assaulted. In the run up to Christmas, one worker has shared his experience.

There are calls for urgent action from tech companies as figures show a rise in online grooming crimes in Kent.

The NSPCC says cases have reached a record high – with 298 recorded in the county last year. We’ve been speaking to the charity.

A Sittingbourne woman who was told she was too young to have breast cancer has created a bucket list after being told the disease is now terminal.

Shanice Bennett from Sittingbourne was diagnosed when she was just 23, three years later, the cancer has spread to her bones, lungs and liver.

A Maidstone dad says his street is like a “lorry formula one” – with HGVs constantly breaking the 30-mile-per-hour speed limit.

Luke Knightly-Jones moved to a house in Heath Road in Boughton Monchelsea in August, he’s been speaking to reporter Elli Hodgson.

And, a former student at the University of Kent has been shortlisted for a prestigious TikTok award.

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