Overview

• Senior coroner Timothy Brennand ruled there is sufficient cause for an inquest, directing examination of whether Greater Manchester Police took reasonable and proportionate steps after receiving TTL intelligence.
• He said alleged inconsistencies persist over how the May 2015 notice was served despite a GMP Professional Standards review and a referral to the police watchdog.
• A pre-inquest review is scheduled for the end of next month, with a five-to-seven day hearing window identified for March 2026 and a decision on a jury still to be made.
• The scope will include how the risk to Massey’s life was assessed, re-assessed and monitored, after multiple TTL warnings culminating in a notice posted through his letterbox on May 27, 2015.
• A 2017 GMP inquiry cleared the officers who delivered the notice; convicted killer Mark Fellows is serving a whole-life order, and Massey’s family say they are finally being listened to.