Following the conclusion of the inquests into the deaths of both Cllr James Nash and Alex Sartain, the timeline of events which led to the tragic incident on August 5 which would see both men killed. Alex Sartain, who had a history of mental illness, attacked Cllr Nash at his home in Upper Enham; first shooting the councillor before repeatedly stamping on his head. Mr Sartain would later be involved in a police pursuit, and ended up crashing his motorbike at high speed on the A343 north of Hurstbourne Tarrant. Here are the timeline of events that led to the terrible events of last year:
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A disturbing leaflet accused of downplaying the dangers of Covid-19 has been criticised by a Solihull councillor, who claimed the message could be putting lives at risk .
The dates for the inquests of the men at the heart of a shooting in Upper Enham last year have been revealed. Councillor James Nash was shot on August 5 at his home in the village last year, and died three days later in Southampton General Hospital. The 42-year-old’s inquest will be held on April 19. The man suspected of shooting him, Alex Sartain, subsequently died in a motorbike crash on August 5 while being pursued by police officers. His inquest will be held on April 21. He failed to stop for officers, and subsequently crashed on the A343. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
JULY IN JULY, the grieving mother of a woman who was murdered in her home by her estranged husband opened up about the heartache. She said her family was torn apart, one year on from her daughter’s death. Thirty-year-old Lucy-Anne Rushton was forced to swallow her wedding ring before she was violently killed by “jealous and controlling” Shaun Dyson, at her house in Suffolk Road on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Dyson, of Anna Valley, was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in prison, with the judge condemning him for the “violent and brutal” attack on his former partner. Lucy’s mother Myra Simpson said: “We are the ones living the life sentence, not him.”