Overview
- Coroner Sophie Cartwright provisionally set a two-week inquest from June 29 to hear evidence from 23 witnesses.
- The January start was vacated after the family received a 699-page disclosure on Dec. 15, leaving insufficient time to prepare.
- Family counsel called the timing unacceptable, Sheffield United’s lawyer rejected any non-compliance, and the coroner said the delay was not caused by the club while apologising to the family.
- A mid-May cut-off for new material was ordered, the FA will supply Teams call transcripts and a consolidated bundle, and its report shared with the coroner last year will stay unpublished until after the inquest.
- Jonathan Morgan must confirm his availability due to a possible holiday, police previously deemed the death non-suspicious, and the family had earlier lodged a complaint about Morgan’s conduct.