Death at sea inquest adjourned till December due to delays with evidence

The death at sea inquest, scheduled for next week, will now be adjourned till December due to delays in securing evidence disclosure and witness statements.

Coroner Karl Tonna said it was in the interests of justice and public confidence in the inquest to ensure there was no risk to the process itself. 

The inquest will once again look into the deaths of two Spanish nationals in 2020 as a result of a collision with a Royal Gibraltar Police launch.

A previous inquest returned a verdict of unlawful killing, but Appeal Judges quashed the verdict and ordered the hearing to be relisted.

The inquest may count on eleven jurors, two more than usual, in order to have greater resilience.

It will also benefit from evidence heard during the Mcgrail Inquiry, including now disclosed WhatsApp correspondence.

Another pre inquest hearing is expected to take place before the summer.

A provisional inquest date of 1st December has been pencilled in.