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An inquest is a judicial inquiry in common law jurisdictions, particularly one held to determine the cause of a person's death. [1] Conducted by a judge, jury, or government official, an inquest may or may not require an autopsy carried out by a coroner or medical examiner.
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.
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]
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 .
A coroner has directed a jury at an inquest into the deaths of five people killed in a helicopter crash outside Leicester City's King Power Stadium to only return an accidental conclusion. Foxes ...
The open verdict is an option open to a coroner's jury at an inquest in the legal system of England and Wales.The verdict means the jury confirms the death is suspicious, but is unable to reach any other verdicts open to them. [1]
A coroner's inquest is being planned to to present evidence in the disappearance of Ilonka Cann, who was 22-years-old when she was last seen at her Cann Road residence in Huntington Township on ...
Here are the remarks in full from coroner Andrew Walker as he concluded the inquest into Molly Russell’s death. “Molly Rose Russell (died) on 21 November 2017. Molly was 14-years old.