The past two weeks have been gruelling for us as a family. We would like to thank the jury for the diligence and care they have taken. Morgan did not receive that care in the last few weeks of her life so she deserved it after her death. Everything we feared about Morgan’s treatment under […]
After lunch on Day 2 of Morgan’s inquest the coroner called Joanne Cooper from West Sussex County Council. She gave an affirmation, was asked to take a seat and confirmed her name. The coroner thanked her for her involvement into the investigation of Morgan’s death. C: I understand you’ve prepared a witness statement, the one […]
We returned to court after lunch on Day 2 of Morgan’s inquest and the coroner called Helen Green. She gave an affirmation. The coroner thanked her for attending and for her involvement with the investigation into Morgan’s death, and asked her to confirm her name, she died. She confirmed her statement was dated 4 September […]
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 […]
We welcome the Jury’s findings and feel they got a real sense of who Jessie was, of all her difficulties, and the fight as parents that we have had with health services and East Sussex County Council, since 2016. Jessie was often misunderstood and badly treated since she was 14. This added layers of traumatic […]
The coroner called the jury back to court shortly before 5pm to see what position they were in and how much more time they thought they needed for deliberations. Coroner: Members of the jury I wonder if the foreman or forelady could stand please They do Coroner: Members of the jury you’ve now been deliberating […]
Before lunch on Day 9 the coroner summed up the evidence in Jessie’s inquest. She explained to the jury what their role entailed, what findings they needed to make and talked them through the record of inquest. The coroner told the jury that their findings must be based solely on what they heard in court […]
The jury came into court at 11am on Day 9 of Jessie’s inquest, on Friday 1 December. The coroner apologised for keeping them waiting and told them that they would hear some further evidence, following which they would retire to consider, after she had summed up all the evidence to them. The coroner said that […]
The final witness on Day 8 was the coroner’s expert, Dr Elizabeth Beber, who attended the court remotely. She gave an affirmation and confirmed she could hear. This post discusses Jessie’s death and has a little more detail than I would normally report about self-harming, I’ve withheld lots of detail, but had to include some […]
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