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• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Viewing the body >> Viewing the body

Viewing the body

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Identifying the body >> Identifying the body

Identifying the body

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> The coroner’s inquest >> The coroner’s inquest

The coroner’s inquest

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• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a husband, wife or partner >> Martin - Interview 10 >> After Steph was hit by a bus the inquest was adjourned. The driver was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, but the case collapsed. Martin

Martin’s wife had a part time job as a lollypop lady. When she was standing on the pavement, she was hit by a bus, and died instantly. Martin was shocked. He is bringing up two children, which is a heavy responsibility. Counselling has helped him.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a child >> Pat - Interview 05 >> The coroner’s officer explained why a post-mortem was necessary. She answered Pat's questions, and later took a statement about Matthew and about his

In 2007 Pat’s son, Matthew, was killed when his motorbike hit a car that was turning right. The coroner concluded that it had been an accident. Pat was devastated. She has found support from family, friends, and through Cruse Bereavement Care.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a brother or a sister >> Tamsin - Interview 06 >> Before the inquest the coroner’s officer showed them photos of the crash site, gave them the results of the post-mortem, explained who would be at the

One day in 2007 Tamsin said goodbye to her brother. That evening Matthew died when his motorbike collided with a car. Tamsin was devastated. Her partner and her family support her but she misses Matthew dreadfully and the pain doesn’t get any easier.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a parent >> Karen - Interview 04 >> Karen felt that the inquest was a waste of time and a waste of taxpayers’ money. It did not answer important questions; she did not want to ask any qu

In 2007 Karen’s mother died when her house caught fire. It is unclear how the fire started, but the coroner decided it was an accidental death. Karen was shocked by her mother’s death. She has been helped and supported by her husband and his family.

• Dying & bereavement >> Bereavement due to traumatic death >> Lost a child >> Alison - Interview 23 >> Alison was allowed to go to the police station to see the statements and other documents that had been collected for the inquest. She wanted to be wel

In 2007 Alison’s husband and two of her young children died in their own home. Alison believes that her husband murdered her children and then set fire to the house. He also died. It has been a terrible time.