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Coroner will not fast-track Troubles inquests to ‘circumvent’ looming ban

A coroner has insisted he will not fast-track the hearing of Troubles inquests to circumvent a looming Government ban on such legacy probes. Joe McCrisken said it would not be proper to bring forward the start dates for planned inquests to get ...

02 Sept 2022 at 15:59

Northern Ireland

Police actions in releasing offender contributed to double murder, coroner rules

The actions of police in releasing a violent offender contributed to the deaths of two people who were beaten to death in Belfast, a coroner has ruled. Coroner Joe McCrisken said that Sean Hegarty should not have been released from custody on ...

26 Sept 2022 at 16:30

Local News

Coroner sets date for long-awaited Raychel Ferguson inquest

An inquest into the death of a nine-year-old Derry girl whose case was examined in the Hyponatraemia Inquiry will be heard in October, a coroner has said. A barrister representing the coroner also said that Raychel Ferguson’s inquest would ...

22 Feb 2022 at 11:58

Northern Ireland

Coroner rejects accusation of bias and refuses to recuse himself from inquest

A coroner said he “utterly rejects” an allegation he is biased against the family of a young girl as he presides over an inquest into her death. Joe McCrisken said he will not recuse himself from the proceedings, saying he is determined ...

09 May 2023 at 14:43

Local News

Raychel Ferguson Inquest: Call for coroner to recuse himself as inquest adjourned

There was a dramatic development at the inquest into the death of 9-year-old Raychel Ferguson when counsel for the next of kin applied for the Coroner, Joe McCrisken, to recuse himself. Raychel died in 2001 after having her Appendix ...

04 May 2023 at 12:10

Northern Ireland

Coroner to probe deaths of patients treated by Dr Michael Watt

A coroner is to examine the hospital deaths of a number of patients who were treated by neurologist Dr Michael Watt. Coroner Joe McCrisken held a number of pre-inquest reviews at Laganside Courthouse on Monday, where he said he ...

22 Jan 2024 at 17:01

Local News

Widow of former Maghera principal killed by tree falling on car says his death was ‘preventable’

The widow of a man killed during Storm Arwen has told an inquest his death was preventable. Francis Lagan died in November 2021 after a tree hit his car in Co Antrim. Mr Lagan, who was principal of St Mary's PS Glenview, in ...

29 Mar 2023 at 09:26

Northern Ireland

Widow of man killed by tree falling on car says his death was ‘preventable’

The widow of a man killed during Storm Arwen has told an inquest his death was preventable. Francis Lagan died in November 2021 after a tree hit his car in Co Antrim. Mr Lagan was driving in Dublin Road, Antrim, with his ...

28 Mar 2023 at 18:40

Date fixed for inquest into death of holidaymaker who died at County Derry glamping site

Local News

Inquest into death of holidaymaker in Limavady to be heard in September

The inquest into the death of a holidaymaker in Limavady is set to take place in September. Kathleen Brankin, known as Katy, was found dead at a glamping site on July 12. The 37-year-old, from Newtownabbey, had been ...

24 Jun 2022 at 17:28

Northern Ireland

Noah Donohoe inquest should be held with jury, coroner rules

A coroner has ruled that an inquest into the death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe should be held with a jury. Noah, 14, was found dead in a storm drain in the city in June 2020 six days after he went missing as ...

27 Oct 2022 at 17:42

Northern Ireland

4,000 pages of material on Jim Donegan murder to be handed over to inquest

More than 4,000 pages of material relating to the murder of a man who was shot outside a school in Belfast is to be provided by the Police Ombudsman to the inquest into his death. Jim Donegan was shot dead by a ...

11 Sept 2024 at 16:22

Northern Ireland

Barrister seeks answers from PSNI over image ‘found on Noah Donohoe’s phone’

A photograph which appears to show a hand may have been taken on Noah Donohoe’s mobile phone in the hours after the teenager went missing in Belfast, a court has heard. A barrister for Noah’s mother Fiona ...

09 Oct 2024 at 14:18

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