How To Use Inquest In A Sentence

This week Professor Hay will attend an inquest in Leeds into his wife's death at which he hopes to raise concerns about the safety of the drug.
An inquest heard that the fire started after friends of Mr Wright lit candles in his flat while he had gone out drinking with a friend.
If the executors do not appear, but the claimant can prove by inquest that the testator bequeathed him the tenement, it shall be delivered to him.
High speed cost a new driver his life when his car careered out of control and struck a tree, a North Yorkshire inquest was told.
Stokton, a fishmonger, Thomas Yong, a saddler, and Robert Jakes, a shearman — all of whom had more than once been convicted of perjury, and on that account been struck off inquests — had contrived to get themselves replaced on the panel, and had been the chief movers in the recent actions against the late mayor and other officers of the city. London and the Kingdom - Volume I

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He was also three times over the drink-drive limit, his inquest was told. Times, Sunday Times
In her opinion the incidents described at the inquest were not necessarily related to the school, but had links with the local community.
An inquest was opened and adjourned at Oxford coroner's court. The Sun
We do not relish the idea of going through another inquest, and no doubt neither does anyone else involved.
His family declined to comment as they left the inquest. Times, Sunday Times
The inquest was told there was unlimited free beer, wine and water available to guests at the event.
At the inquest into the deaths the coroner had criticised fire safety standards in British furniture.
In one case the inquest jury returned an open verdict. The Prisons We Deserve
An inquest in Southampton heard that the former ship's fitter died of a lung disease caused as a direct result of contact with asbestos.
Yesterday an inquest jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing on Mr and Mrs Robertson.
Neither of the friends was wearing a seat belt and they could have been watching a dashboard DVD system when the smash took place, an inquest heard.
The inquest was adjourned until a full hearing can take place. Times, Sunday Times
The Divisional Court directed the coroner to resume the inquest.
An inquest into Stephens death was today adjourned to a date to be fixed.
The Herald file on Hugh Puddephat contained only two more cuttings, both considerably older than those connected with the inquest.
An open verdict was the only appropriate one , given the very unclear evidence at the inquest.
A post-mortem examination was due to take place on her body and an inquest opened and adjourned. Times, Sunday Times
The aldermen and the commons were to meet together at least once a quarter, (598) and no member of the common council was to serve on inquests, nor be appointed collector or assessor of a talliage. London and the Kingdom - Volume I
The committee began its investigation in 2001, but delayed its hearings because of a coronial inquest.
Their only tangible success so far has been to overturn a previous ruling and have the inquests heard by a proper jury. Times, Sunday Times
A pathologist told the inquest Mrs Ormerod died from pneumonia caused by the legionella bacteria.
An inquest on the holiday isle recorded a verdict of accidental death. The Sun
A Roman soldier's pay, found by a metal detector enthusiast in Norfolk, has been declared treasure trove at an inquest in Diss.
A pensioner tripped over a pub's open cellar doors and broke his neck, an inquest heard.
Their inquests were opened and adjourned yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
His position has been carefully isolated as his various Lieutenants have, at last, been subjected to searching cross-examination instead of the toothless gumming meted out by the MSM over the years, something which has demonstrated the high standards of advocacy that are produced by our adversarial system of litigation, though, strictly speaking, an inquest is inquisitorial in nature. Archive 2008-02-10
She also urged reforms to ensure that bereaved relatives have legal representation at inquests. Times, Sunday Times
The inquest heard Dr Iqbal first prescribed the barbiturate Seconal for the princess in July 1999 after another patient told him she needed the drugs.
Three men who met as students had been singing university rag songs at the end of a day-long reunion when tragedy struck on a country lane, an inquest heard yesterday.
The inquest was due to be held at Woking coroners' court. Times, Sunday Times
Doctors also discovered a small perforation in her bowel, which led to severe complications, an inquest heard.
An inquest in 2014 was held in private and ruled her death 'unascertained'. The Sun
The inquest heard how Mr Palmer had been coping well following his split with his wife of 14 years.
The inquest into their deaths opened yesterday in Enniskillen.
The normal workings of the rugby world are put on hold in the week before an international, but as soon as something approximating to business as usual resumes tomorrow morning, the inquest which has been brewing all week will begin.
Sadly, one suspects, neither they nor al-Fayed will be put off: instead we shall probably be treated to another ten or twenty years of yet more ludicrous theories about the crash and how the Inquest was nobbled etc. etc., each theory yet more wacko than the last. You're Paying For This, So Enjoy It!
She would then have enjoyed a normal lifespan, the inquest was told. Times, Sunday Times
Her daughter Alice is still missing and an inquest on her cannot therefore be held.
The identity of the driver was being withheld until an inquest was opened and adjourned. The Sun
The doctors seeking the inquest are specialists in trauma and vascular surgery. Times, Sunday Times
An inquest held at Flax Bourton Coroner's Court in Bristol heard part of the window catch was broken, meaning it could be pushed open at any time.
The inquest is expected to be enormously difficult for Harwood and the force, and will see him called to face questions in public about his conduct. Ian Tomlinson death: G20 police officer to face dismissal before Christmas
The inquest was adjourned until next year. Times, Sunday Times
Their inquests were opened and adjourned yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
The inquest heard she was subjected to ‘a number of violent physical assaults’.
She told the inquest: 'He clipped the kerb and his front mirror hit the wall. The Sun
The inquest into their deaths opened yesterday in Enniskillen.
Mrs Moffat told the inquest that Mrs Seaton had been devastated over the temporary split but did not think the relationship was going to work out.
An inquest in October 2006 recorded a verdict of unlawful killing. Times, Sunday Times
In her opinion the incidents described at the inquest were not necessarily related to the school, but had links with the local community.
An inquest found his death was the result of natural causes, after he suffered an epileptic fit. Times, Sunday Times
Her son told the inquest he had no idea where she got the tablets from.
An inquest found she died of natural causes after contracting acute bronchopneumonia. The Sun
At both inquests the coroner commended the actions of staff who had tried to save the young men's lives. The Prisons We Deserve
A teenage girl from South Yorkshire died instantly after her horse bolted out of control and into the path of a car, an inquest heard yesterday.
An inquest heard fellow pupils picked on him for more than five months because of his bushy red hair. The Sun
Carr announced three inquiries into whether there had been a chase: an internal police investigation; an overview of it by the Ombudsman's office; and a coronial inquest into the cause of the death.
Italy is over and done with, and the inquest last night was short and sweet. Times, Sunday Times
A verdict of suicide was recorded at the inquest.
His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster.
The coroner was due to open an inquest into his death today at Burnley Magistrates Court.
An open verdict was the only appropriate one , given the very unclear evidence at the inquest.
An inquest failed to find the cause of death and left open the possibility of murder. The Sun
We concluded that the coroner's inquest needed radical improvement and reform if it were to regain public confidence. Times, Sunday Times
The inquest heard he had only recently passed his driving test.
The inquest was adjourned for further investigation. The Sun
The matter has now been referred to the coroner and an inquest into the death will be held in due course.
At an inquest last month the coroner said a police inquiry should be held.
A combination of gusty weather and the relative inexperience of the pilot led to a gyrocopter going out of control and crashing, killing two men, an inquest heard.
An inquest found his death was the result of natural causes, after he suffered an epileptic fit. Times, Sunday Times
A Leeds inquest heard yesterday that the pair had been travelling around the country, and just a day before their deaths had borrowed a hosepipe from Graham's mother, which they used to fix to the car's exhaust.
Although the final disposition of findings is still pending, opposition leaders are demanding an expeditious end to the already tarnished inquest.
Ntsika told a later inquest that Mabija was returning from a toilet when he ran through an open door and fell from a louvred window. ANC Daily News Briefing
Her death will be subject to an inquest and an investigation by the prisons watchdog. Times, Sunday Times
She told the inquest she suctioned Lee's tube half an hour before she went off duty at 6.30 am on April 14, 2001 but there was no record of this in Lee's notes.
Yesterday an inquest was told Mr Coulson was suffering from cancer of the lung and heart disease.
At the inquest, the coroner recorded an open verdict, but urged staff to tighten up procedures.
The circumstances of the two deaths will be passed to the coroner so that inquests can be held.
The inquest heard that after he was freed from the wreckage by firefighters he was airlifted to the Royal United Hospital in Bath but died soon after arrival.
A motorist walked with a stick as he took the stand at an inquest to describe a crash that left another driver dead.
Love, the quest; marriage, the conquest; divorce, the inquest. Helen Rowland
The inquest is expected to be opened and adjourned. Times, Sunday Times
A jury has recommended that hand rails or banisters be installed in houses at an inquest into the tragic death of a former member of Dervish on Christmas Day.
Having no recourse to an inquest also forces bereaved parents down the road of litigation. Times, Sunday Times
All exhibits produced in evidence at an inquest shall be marked with consecutive numbers and each number shall be preceded by the letter 'C'.
Read in studio An inquest has been told that a plane crashed because it had a flat battery.
It has been referred to the coroner for the inquest to go ahead.
Events should move swiftly now, with an inquest being opened and adjourned by the end of next week.
The jury at the inquest into his death recorded a verdict of death by misadventure yesterday.
A PALLIATIVE care and pain medicine specialist told an inquest into the deaths of Ralph Grenfell and Bob Cooling both men were "actively dying" when they were given the drugs atracurium and pancuronium and their deaths were inevitable. The Border Mail
The coroner will be opening an inquest either today or tomorrow.
An inquest was opened in 1991 after the discovery of her body but has never been resumed because of the lack of a positive identification.
The inquest heard the laboratory technician suffered from depression and alcoholism.
Two sets of bereaved parents recently declared that they feel betrayed by police and lawyers and want an inquest. Times, Sunday Times
An inquest recorded a verdict of death by misadventure after hearing she died of acute peritonitis, caused by the perforation of her bowel during the operation.
At both inquests the coroner commended the actions of staff who had tried to save the young men's lives. The Prisons We Deserve
Mr Baker-Smith told the inquest that he then went to a nearby shop-taking Mr Stooke with him and as they walked, he was swaying from side to side and bumping into him.
Only a handful of crew were interviewed, there was no forensic examination of the scene and no inquest. The Sun
At an inquest into his death last November, a post-mortem examination failed to establish an exact cause of death but it was confirmed there were no suspicious injuries.
Having no recourse to an inquest also forces bereaved parents down the road of litigation. Times, Sunday Times
The inquest heard Mr Smith had gone home - unheard by his parents - and taken his motor bike out of the back garden.
The coroner in charge of the inquest is facing a legal challenge to his decision to appoint 12 royal courtiers to the jury
A WOMAN choked to death in front of her horrified husband after a mouthful of Indian curry ‘went down the wrong way’, an inquest heard.
The inquest was adjourned until a full hearing can take place. Times, Sunday Times
An inquest jury returned a verdict that he had been unlawfully killed.
An inquest into the deaths last month will open in Oxford on Thursday. The Sun
The figures come after an inquest jury found last week that mental health services and the prison system had failed a man who electrocuted himself in prison. Times, Sunday Times
The inquest was adjourned for further investigation. The Sun
At the inquest, local electrician Thomas Durkin revealed that there was no leaked earth or circuit breaker in the connection to a plug socket in a neighbouring house.
An earlier inquest was adjourned after hearing that David was ejected from the event by doormen.
A family told of their anguish last night after an inquest jury found neglect at a Sheffield care home had contributed to the tragic death of a stroke patient hours after his emergency buzzer was taken away.
But when it takes literally years for a full inquest to be staged, families say the pain and anguish they suffer becomes that much worse.
There was therefore no inquest into this death. Times, Sunday Times
The results of a post mortem examination were inconclusive and there is yet to be a formal inquest. The Sun
The inquest has opened into Northern Ireland's worst atrocity, the 1998 Omagh bombing that killed 29 people.
An inquest has been adjourned pending toxicology tests. Times, Sunday Times
The figures come after an inquest jury found last week that mental health services and the prison system had failed a man who electrocuted himself in prison. Times, Sunday Times
Heavy metal shutters which crushed a schoolboy to death as he played a daredevil game were branded a death trap by his mother at an inquest.
An inquest in 2000 found the cause of death 'unascertained'. Times, Sunday Times
The function of the coroner's inquest is to establish the cause of death, not to apportion blame.
The inquest into his death heard how he had become depressed after making'terrible investments in oil '. Times, Sunday Times
The inquest heard that he died from multiple injuries.
The lecture hall in my museum once became the venue for a coroner's court, aptly holding a treasure trove inquest. Times, Sunday Times
The inquest heard that it was 'extraordinary' that both infants survived. Times, Sunday Times
The costs could continue to rise as the Ministry of Defence is considering applying for a judicial review of the inquest.
Coroner Dewi Pritchard-Jones recorded a verdict of accidental death at an inquest at Llangefni on Tuesday, after hearing how desperate but vain attempts had been made to revive her after the fall.
A high-speed head-on car crash claimed the lives of a teenager and two elderly women, an inquest heard.
Sections of the barrier were brought to the inquest and forensic scientist David Price said it hadn't been welded together properly.
The inquest heard Mrs Weaver was an experienced horsewoman with the correct protective clothing and headgear.
At her inquest, the coroner recorded an open verdict because he was not convinced she intended to kill herself.
A post-mortem examination initially concluded that the deaths were accidental and there was no inquest hearing. Times, Sunday Times
A kind of hugger-mugger inquest produced a declaration that Clarke's death was not caused by the blow he had received from his assailant, and in consequence, "whereas a doubt had arisen in our royal breast," the King formally pardoned the murderer by royal {130} proclamation. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III (of 4)
An inquest heard his glasses had probably misted up, causing him to veer into a tree stump.
In the end, Straw was forced to concede and the proposals for secret juryless inquests were abandoned. Top stories from Times Online
The inquest was adjourned to next week. The Sun
The jeweller's evidence is likely to form a key part of the inquest. Times, Sunday Times
None of the deaths certified as due to old age was assessed by a necropsy, and none had a coroner's inquest.
The co-driver of the train which collided with a derailed train said the sooner the inquest happened the better.
We have since paid a terrible price for that parsimony, as those now attending the inquests into the deaths of their loved ones at Paddington will attest.
The inquest is trying to establish whether Moat intended to commit suicide or if he pulled the trigger involuntarily. The Sun
There are no charges at an inquest and the coroner must decide the scope of the inquiry which is appropriate and the witnesses to be summoned.
The coroner was due to open an inquest into his death today at Burnley Magistrates Court.
An inquest which opened into her death was told the cause of her death was unascertained.
The coroner will hold an inquest into the deaths.
After all, the inquest is often the only public forum in which contentious deaths such as those in custody are subjected to public scrutiny. Terrorism: 7/7 inquest proves value of a system of independent scrutiny
The Rotherham inquest heard she died suddenly from undiagnosed congenital heart disease. The Sun
The inquest on this one will read suicide. Times, Sunday Times
At his inquest the jury added a rider to its verdict urging further research into Roaccutane and its side-effects.
Officers are investigating what happened on behalf of the coroner, before an inquest takes place.
In such a case a coroner has a mandatory obligation to hold an inquest.
These are the questions that a five-day inquest was considering last week with brutal frankness. Times, Sunday Times
When being questioned in the inquest to this last incident, he is said to have given what I consider to be his most infamous saying yet.
The inquest ended last night with a suicide verdict and criticism of cops by the jury. The Sun
The inquest was told that when the incident happened, the southbound GNER train was travelling at 117 mph.
His plea came last night as party chiefs held an inquest into the election disaster.
Traffic constable Paul Davenport told the inquest that at the time of the accident, the road was dry, clean and free from any obstruction.
Faiz Patel, one of the first to descend to the Piccadilly line platform, told the inquest of his frustration at the delays in summoning help for injured passengers. 7/7 footage at inquest shows final bomber Hasib Hussain
The inquest was adjourned until next year. Times, Sunday Times
At both inquests the coroner commended the actions of staff who had tried to save the young men's lives. The Prisons We Deserve
The inquest heard the crossing is closed off by an iron gate either side of the railway track which are opened and shut by motorists as they pass through.
An inquest last week heard she was five times the drink-drive limit when a bodyguard found her slumped dead on her bed. The Sun
He told the inquest that he, his wife and two friends were going home after dining at a restaurant when the accident happened.
The inquest heard that the brothers were shy, reclusive men, who repeatedly ignored doctors.
You rightly said that the royal coroner announced earlier this year that there would be an inquest.
A verdict of accidental death was recorded at an inquest last week.
The matter has now been referred to the coroner and an inquest into the death will be held in due course.
The inquest in Cardiff heard doctors failed to spot Alison had also broken her collar bone.
Police have ruled out suspicious circumstances and the matter has been passed to the coroner for an inquest.
Their only tangible success so far has been to overturn a previous ruling and have the inquests heard by a proper jury. Times, Sunday Times
An inquest heard how a momentary lapse of concentration may have caused a crash that killed three members of one family.
Lawyers for parties in the inquest said that the move amounted to political interference with international obligations. Times, Sunday Times
A patient taking part in the trial of a drug for rheumatoid arthritis died of organ failure, an inquest was told. Times, Sunday Times
A post-mortem examination was due to take place on her body and an inquest opened and adjourned. Times, Sunday Times
If the State pathologist confirms a death is due to unnatural causes the coroner must hold an inquest by law.
Mr Greenhow said at an inquest in Darlington yesterday his wife became depressed because of anxiety over her health and home.
After overtaking some cars the driver had tried to get back on the correct side of the road, but lost control and hit a Rover travelling out of Bradford, the inquest heard.
Central Australian Youth Link-Up Service is calling for a coronial inquest into the death of a teenager at Willowra in late March.
The inquest was made by juries of the hundreds, after a method very similar to that lately employed in the carucage of 1198, and earlier in the Domesday survey by William the The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216)
The catamaran anchored off the Ancon Peninsula so holidaymakers could snorkel or swim, the inquest was told.
The inquest was told that the fire was deliberately started when inflammable liquid was poured through the couple's letterbox and ignited using a wick made out of cotton-like material.
While pacifying those who worry about liberty with a footling commission, composed largely of lawyers from left and right, who cancel each other out, Clarke proposes a vast extension of secrecy in the civil courts and inquests, which will suppress evidence of corruption and negligence in high places, as well as reduce access to justice and the public's right to know. Ken Clarke is ready to betray 800 years of British justice | Henry Porter
Sections of the barrier were brought to the inquest and forensic scientist David Price said it hadn't been welded together properly.
The company is carrying out its own investigation and an inquest was due to be opened this week.
The inquest heard that the relationship was stormy and had broken up several times.
The case will now pass to the coroner for an inquest. Times, Sunday Times
An inquest was opened and adjourned to a date to be fixed at Barrow Town Hall on Monday.
The inquest was adjourned for toxicology results. The Sun
Lillian, a short, sturdy man in his late fifties, informed us from his judicial pulpit that although there was no defendant, the daylong inquest would proceed like a juryless trial. Hi-Ya!
The inquest heard the ‘J’ registered vehicle was unroadworthy and should not have passed its MOT test.
Dog expert Trevor Turner, who is chief veterinary officer for the Crufts dog show, told the inquest the American bulldog was not regarded under British law as a dangerous dog but the breed was often used in America for dog-fighting.
The coroner will formally open and adjourn the inquest today in Salisbury.
A Roman soldier's pay, found by a metal detector enthusiast in Norfolk, has been declared treasure trove at an inquest in Diss.
An inquest in 2000 was told the GP had apparently mixed up near-identical capsules containing vastly different amounts of the drug.
There will be an inquest into the slack defending which saw United leak two avoidable goals. The Sun
The coronial inquest into fires at Ewingar in October 2002 heard conflicting evidence from forestry, rural fire brigade personnel and local residents as to the cause of the fire.

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