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good afternoon

please could anyone tell me is it possible to get your hands on a copy of the inquest report as

my grandfather was a james thompson wright born 1890/cycebank/scotland who was knocked down calact on on sea in 1day of january 1975 all it say on his deat creft, is muitl/injurey/accident

we would like to know the extend of his injury but this is proml a long shot and if one can get a copy how dose one get hold of it
thank you
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Once an inquest has been completed, a properly interested person may apply to see the notes of evidence, any document put in evidence at the inquest, or a copy of any post-mortem examination report. Copies may be obtained following payment of a fee to the coroner. The notes may be in the form of a transcript from a tape-recording or the coroner’s own notes. The coroner’s notes may not be a full, verbatim record.

From http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_185904.pdf


also see http://www.genguide.co.uk/source/Coroner-Inquest-Records-Crime-amp-Courts/99/


Roy

It will be highly unlikely that the coroner has kept these records. I believe that many are destroyed after about 5-10 years.

Your best bet will be the local papers.

Even if they still exist, there is a 50 or75 year closure on them (sorry, can´t remember which).

Ive never seen a death cert that says muitl/injurey/accident for cause of death


I will just add that having gone to an inquest in the 1980's the extent of the injuries where not mentioned, The inquest was to determine the circumstances of the accident and cause of death, The deceased had multiple injuries but the only injury mentioned was the specific injury found to have caused the death when the post mortem was carried out and that was what was recorded on the death cert

Roy

thank you one and all

for all the information i have so a big thank you

Andy