Edward Downes "serious health problems" suffered by the couple. A statement issued by the couple's children said that while Downes could have gone on living with his deafness and blindness, he did not want to do so after his wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer. In March 2010, Keir Starmer (director of public prosecutions) stated that Caractacus Downes would not be prosecuted for his involvement with his parents' assisted suicide because it was not in the public interest. Edward Downes Sir Edward Thomas ("Ted") Downes, CBE (17 June 1924 – 10 July 2009) was an English conductor, specialising in opera. He was
Sir Edward Hughes (1784 EIC ship) and was carrying 180 slaves. The Royal Navy purchased "Sir Edward Hughes" in May 1804 in India for £35,000. However, the notice of her capturing "Jeune Clementine" in July still refers to "Sir Edward Hughes" as belonging to the EIC. Furthermore, some records state that the EIC presented her to the Navy in 1805. The Royal Navy commissioned "Sir Edward Hughes" in 1805 under the command of Commander Hood Christian. Immediately Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station, had her escorting convoys. In 1806 Captain Gilbert Heathcote replaced Christian. On 6 June 1806 "Sir Edward Hughes" escorted