Their actions can mean lots of different things. It is information gathering.
I just hope that this will be a narrative verdict not an open verdict if it comes down to something less conclusive i.e. not one of the short form verdicts. They may want to use a narrative verdict anyway.
A lot of the articles are misleading. They may have already determined cause of death (ETA wrt post mortem and pathologist's report). They may not be able to determine cause of death. Sometimes the cause of death cannot be confirmed. Really unlikely but possible.
Further to this, just because someone is in a river does not automatically mean that they drowned. Of course, most very likely they DID drown, but it's not absolute. There can be other explanations even if, obviously, they are a lot less frequent. Also, someone could drown as a result of multiple other factors. I am just speaking in general terms because some of the more recent media releases really annoyed me.
Also, the cause of death is not the same as the outcome of an inquest. An inquest takes place to determine several things and essentially how the death came to be is one of them. So, e.g. the verdict could be suicide but the manner of death could be hanging.
The most accurate current information on what is going on IMO is (unsurprisingly) from the spokesperson for HM Coroner:
“The investigation will take time to complete to ensure that as complete a picture as possible of the facts concerning Ms Bulley's death is presented at the inquest. This will assist the family in understanding what occurred.
"As part of this process, HM Senior Coroner has requested Lancashire Constabulary produce information gathered during the search for Ms Bulley so it can be considered as part of the investigation.”
Just think there is a lot of bad information around in the media.
I just hope that this will be a narrative verdict not an open verdict if it comes down to something less conclusive i.e. not one of the short form verdicts. They may want to use a narrative verdict anyway.
A lot of the articles are misleading. They may have already determined cause of death (ETA wrt post mortem and pathologist's report). They may not be able to determine cause of death. Sometimes the cause of death cannot be confirmed. Really unlikely but possible.
Further to this, just because someone is in a river does not automatically mean that they drowned. Of course, most very likely they DID drown, but it's not absolute. There can be other explanations even if, obviously, they are a lot less frequent. Also, someone could drown as a result of multiple other factors. I am just speaking in general terms because some of the more recent media releases really annoyed me.
Also, the cause of death is not the same as the outcome of an inquest. An inquest takes place to determine several things and essentially how the death came to be is one of them. So, e.g. the verdict could be suicide but the manner of death could be hanging.
The most accurate current information on what is going on IMO is (unsurprisingly) from the spokesperson for HM Coroner:
“The investigation will take time to complete to ensure that as complete a picture as possible of the facts concerning Ms Bulley's death is presented at the inquest. This will assist the family in understanding what occurred.
"As part of this process, HM Senior Coroner has requested Lancashire Constabulary produce information gathered during the search for Ms Bulley so it can be considered as part of the investigation.”
Just think there is a lot of bad information around in the media.
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