Coroner to ask BBC to hand over relevant material on Katie Simpson case
A coroner investigating the death of showjumper Katie Simpson is to ask the makers of a BBC documentary on the case if it has material relevant to the inquest.
Ms Simpson, 21, who was from Tynan, Co Armagh, died in Altnagelvin hospital almost a week after an incident in Gortnessy Meadows, Lettershandoney, on August 3rd 2020.
Police originally thought she had taken her own life.
It was not until the following year that Jonathan Creswell, the partner of Ms Simpson’s sister, was arrested on suspicion of murder.
The trial of Creswell, 36, for the murder of Ms Simpson ended in April following his sudden death.
In July, a BBC Spotlight programme examined the police investigation into the case.
Members of the showjumper’s family attended Belfast Coroner’s Court on Wednesday for the first review hearing ahead of a planned inquest.
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