Chief Coroner to outline London Bridge and Borough Market terror inquests

Chief Coroner to outline London Bridge and Borough Market terror inquests

The chief coroner for England and Wales will hold a pre-inquest hearing later into the deaths from the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack.

Eight people were killed when three men ploughed into pedestrians in a white van on the bridge, before stabbing revellers in the nearby market with 12-inch ceramic knives on June 3 last year.

The victims were: Canadian Christine Archibald, 30, and Frenchmen Xavier Thomas, 45, and Alexandre Pigeard, 26, as well as Sara Zelenak, 21, Kirsty Boden, 28, Sebastien Belanger, 36, James McMullan, 32, and Ignacio Echeverria, 39.

Top row left to right, Canadian Christine Archibald, James McMullan, Alexandre Pigeard, French chef Sebastien Belanger, bottom row left to right, Australian nurse Kirsty Boden, Australian Sara Zelenak, Xavier Thomas and Spanish banker Ignacio Echeverria (Metropolitan Police/PA)
Top row left to right, Canadian Christine Archibald, James McMullan, Alexandre Pigeard, French chef Sebastien Belanger, bottom row left to right, Australian nurse Kirsty Boden, Australian Sara Zelenak, Xavier Thomas and Spanish banker Ignacio Echeverria (Metropolitan Police/PA)

From left, Khuram Shazad Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba (Metropolitan Police/PA)
From left, Khuram Shazad Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba (Metropolitan Police/PA)

He is responsible for the inquests into the deaths of the eight victims as well as those of the terrorists.

The coroner is being assisted by Jonathan Hough QC and Aaron Moss as counsel to the London Bridge and Borough Market Inquests.

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