Coroner apologises to Maddy Cusack’s family after inquest is delayed again

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Source: theguardian.com
Coroner apologises to Maddy Cusack’s family after inquest is delayed again
  • Sheffield United have given 699 pages of new evidence

  • Footballer was found dead at her home aged 27 in 2023

A coroner has apologised to the family of Maddy Cusack for distress caused by a further delay to the inquest into the Sheffield United player’s deathThe case was adjourned on Monday until at least 29 June.

The midfielder, who played more than 100 games for the club, was found dead at her home in Derbyshire in September 2023, aged 27, and an inquest – delayed multiple times in 2025 – had been due to begin on Monday, but was adjourned after the family received 699 pages of new evidence from Sheffield United 10 days before Christmas. That was described by the family’s lawyers as “totally unacceptable, for a hearing due to start on 5 January”.

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