Woman Dies by Suicide After Police Wrongly Arrested Fiancé in Newcastle

Cherry Turner, a 31-year-old woman from Newcastle, tragically took her own life after armed police mistakenly raided her home and arrested her fiancé, Craig Jackson, in a case of mistaken identity. The police had been searching for another man named Craig Jackson allegedly involved in a gun offense, but they wrongly targeted her fiancé, leading to a highly traumatic raid involving riot vans, armed officers, and police dogs. This traumatic event caused Cherry to develop severe anxiety and depression, as she feared police would return and believed her home was bugged. Despite the police quickly realizing their error, it took two months for the couple to be informed, and the family never received an apology, exacerbating their distress. Cherry's death in July 2022 was ruled a direct consequence of the police blunder, and her fiancé Craig later died from cancer after ceasing his anti-rejection medication, unable to live without her. The families described living a "life sentence of pain" following the ordeal, highlighting the profound and lasting impact of the police error.