On Thursday 18 October the Coroner for the Manchester Arena Inquests, Sir John Saunders, will hold a pre-inquest hearing at Manchester Town Hall in Central Manchester. This will be the first pre-inquest hearing since the appointment of Sir John Saunders as the nominated Coroner. The hearing will begin at 10.30am.

Sir John Saunders has been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice, after consultation with the Lord Chancellor, as the nominated judge to sit as the Coroner for the inquests into each of those who died in the bombings at the Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017. Sir John is a retired High Court judge. He … Continued