Louise was called to give her evidence at 10:16. She told the court that Morgan used to call her, her mother in law. She said her professional background was as a midwife. C: You’ve kindly provided a statement for the purposes of this inquest dated 27 February 2024, is that correct? LH: Yes, it is […]
The second witness called to give evidence at Morgan’s inquest, was her mum Tanya, who swore an oath at 14:47. C: I appreciate this will be quite difficult for you and you’ve chosen to read your statement? TB: I have C: Dated 28 June 2024 TB: I believe so C: Will be right at back […]
The coroner called Morgan’s partner, Dominic Goddard, to give his evidence at 12:23 on Day 1 of Morgan’s inquest. He was the first witness to give evidence. He swore an oath. The coroner thanked Mr Goddard “for being involved within the inquest process and our investigation, I appreciate you have provided a witness statement”. She […]
Morgan Betchley’s inquest was due to start at 10am this morning in a room in the council offices. We were forewarned that there would be a 10 minute break to enable the observation of the 2 minute silence at 11am. The Assistant Coroner, Lisa Milner, came into court at 10:39. The court was busy with […]
On Monday, Morgan Betchley’s inquest will open in Horsham. Coroner Lisa Milner is sitting with a jury, and Morgan’s inquest is expected to last 10 days. Morgan was just 19 when she died in March last year, whilst an inpatient at Meadowfield Hospital in Worthing, which is run by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. I […]
The final witness to give evidence on Day 2 of David’s inquest was Dr Andrew Breen who was appointed by the court to give an expert opinion in relation to Intensive Care Medicine. Ms Lyle did suggest that Dr Breen should not be heard, as he was unlikely to be able to finish his evidence, […]
After lunch on Day 2 of David’s inquest the coroner confirmed that the inquest would not be concluding today as time would not allow to hear from the two remaining witnesses, the court experts, and for the coroner to sum up and conclude. The final hearing of the inquest will take place on Friday 20 […]
The first witness to give live evidence on Day 2 of David’s inquest was Dr Laura Chase. She gave an affirmation. She told the court that she’s currently employed in Hull as a Consultant in Internal Medicine and Renal Medicine although at the time of providing her statement she was a Specialist Registrar in her […]
The second day of David’s inquest started with a discussion about timetabling, continuing from a similar discussion at close of play the day yesterday. The coroner seemed optimistic that he would be able to conclude today. The coroner explained we’d moved to a bigger court room to enable one of the expert witnesses to join […]
The final witness on Day 1 of David’s inquest was Dr James Bailey. The coroner had already indicated that he struggled to see what he could ask of this witness and that his two page statement, dated 8 February 2023, was quite self-explanatory. So it was straight to Ms Bartlam for questions from David’s family. […]