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A coroner must summon a jury for an inquest if the death was not a result of natural causes and occurred when the deceased was in state custody (for example in prison, police custody, or whilst detained under the Mental Health Act 1983); or if it was the result of an act or omission of a police officer; or if it was a result of a notifiable accident, poisoning or disease. [5]
The coroner's former power to name a suspect in the inquest conclusion and commit them for trial has been abolished. [26] The coroner's conclusion sometimes is persuasive for the police and Crown Prosecution Service , but normally proceedings in the coroner's court are suspended until after the outcome of any criminal case is known.
An inquest may be called at the behest of a coroner, judge, prosecutor, or, in some jurisdictions, upon a formal request from the public. [2] A coroner's jury may be convened to assist in this type of proceeding. Inquest can also mean such a jury and the result of such an investigation.
Disposal of a corpse with intent to obstruct or prevent a coroner's inquest is an offence under the common law of England and Wales. [1] The offence is currently very rarely charged. [ 2 ] As a common law offence, it is tried on indictment and can be punished by an unlimited fine and/or period of imprisonment.
In the United Kingdom, death by misadventure is the recorded manner of death for an accidental death caused by a risk taken voluntarily. [1]Misadventure in English law, as recorded by coroners and on death certificates and associated documents, is a death that is primarily attributed to an accident that occurred due to a risk that was taken voluntarily.
The inquest does not normally name any individual person as responsible. [2] In R (on the application of Maughan) v Her Majesty's Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire [ 3 ] the Supreme Court clarified that the standard of proof for suicide and unlawful killing in an inquest is the civil standard of the balance of probabilities and not the criminal ...
An inquest into the death of Thomas Kingston — the late husband of Lady Gabriella Kingston, ... “On his return, Mr. Kingston was not in the house,” according to the coroner's office.
A coroner's jury is a body convened to assist a coroner in an inquest, that is, in determining the identity of a deceased person and the cause of death. The laws on its role and function vary by jurisdiction .