inquest

Example Sentences

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The inquest heard Clements was employed after Madison had suffered difficulties sleeping in the afternoons.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The four-month-old grandson of football manager Steve Bruce died after he was placed in an "unsafe sleeping position" on his front by an unregulated maternity nurse, an inquest heard.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Det Sgt Helen Gridalis, of Greater Manchester Police, told the inquest no notes were found in the property.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The inquest was told rigor mortis - the stiffening of the body after death - had set in.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Was that why he had gone off after the inquest so hurriedly?

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie