I was back in court in Bradford today for the second part of Myles Scriven’s inquest. The coroner was hearing from Prevention of Future Deaths witnesses and his final expert. The coroner’s final witness of fact was Professor Beverley Hunt, who gave evidence from overseas, as she is out of the country at present. She […]
The third witness to give evidence on Day 3 was Dr Lynnette Hykin, she gave an affirmation shortly after 14:30. I could only remain for a further hour so that is reported below but unfortunately I was not able to stay to the end of her evidence. Paul had no more questions, so then it […]
After a short break the coroner returned to court and asked Dr Elizabeth Herrieven if she had the means to take the oath or affirmation, and which was her preference. She had the words so the coroner did not need to recite them, and she gave an affirmation. Dr Herrieven was attending court remotely. C: […]
[I was unable to attend on Day 2 and am very grateful to the coroner who granted me remote access to attend on Day 3] Day three of Myles’s inquest started at 10:55 with a discussion about late disclosure from the Dalton Surgery, that had been made overnight. C: Mr Chawatama? SC: Yes, good morning […]
The afternoon of Day 1 of Myles’s inquest started with the coroner calling Dr Hardy to the stand. He gave an affirmation. C: Start with who you are, what your professional discipline is, and where you work? AH: I’m Dr Andrew Hardy, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine and I work at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation […]
After a mid morning break court returned shortly before midday and the coroner called Dr Yaqoob Ghumro to the stand. He swore an oath. [Dr Ghumro was relatively quietly spoken and at times I could not hear his answers from the back of the court. As with all my reporting its as accurate as I […]
Paul was asked to come forward, he gave an affirmation and confirmed his name as Paul Scriven and told the court he lived in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. He told the court that he was Myles’s uncle. The coroner started by reading an email onto the record that was known to all the Interested Persons in […]
I was at West Yorkshire Coroners Court in Bradford today for the first day of the final hearing touching on the death of Myles Scriven. The inquest is being heard by Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver. Myles was 31 when he died in April 2023 at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, which is run by the Calderdale and […]