Eliana Nunes

A police manhunt for Richard Scatchard ended when his mummified body was found in a caravan six months after he fled following the unlawful killing of his partner, Kelly Faiers. An inquest heard that Faiers was coerced into a fatal overdose, while Scatchard, a convicted sex offender on licence, vanished shortly after her death. His decomposed body showed no clear cause of death, with rib fractures and limited toxicology results offering no definitive explanation. The coroner delivered an open verdict, noting the absence of evidence indicating how or when he died and affirming that he had concealed his relationship from probation services despite prior warnings.