Overview
- Senior coroner Anne Pember opened the hearing at Northampton’s Guildhall, recording death from multiple crush injuries leading to multiple organ failure.
- The incident occurred around 3 a.m. on October 31 on Wellington Street after a Veolia driver raised the alarm during a commercial bin collection.
- Sajmir Beca, 30, was taken to University Hospital Coventry and died on November 6.
- The inquest was adjourned until April 29 to hear statements from his brother and from Northamptonshire Police, which has submitted a report.
- Veolia said it has cooperated with investigators and is supporting its driver, while charity Project 16:15 called for more help for rough sleepers and said Beca was known to them.