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The inquest into the deaths of 11 men killed in the Shoreham Airshow crash is unlikely to take place before mid-2019, a coroner has said.The inquest into the deaths of 11 men killed in the Shoreham Airshow crash is unlikely to take place before mid-2019, a coroner has said.
It will not be held until the case against pilot Andy Hill, who is to be charged with manslaughter, is over, senior coroner Penelope Schofield said.It will not be held until the case against pilot Andy Hill, who is to be charged with manslaughter, is over, senior coroner Penelope Schofield said.
The men died when Mr Hill's vintage jet crashed on the A27 on 22 August 2015.The men died when Mr Hill's vintage jet crashed on the A27 on 22 August 2015.
MP Tim Loughton says he is concerned it will have taken four years for the whole process to be completed.MP Tim Loughton says he is concerned it will have taken four years for the whole process to be completed.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Wednesday that Mr Hill, of Sandon, Hertfordshire, will be charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of the 11 men who died when his plane came down on the A27, next to Shoreham airport, during an aerobatics display.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Wednesday that Mr Hill, of Sandon, Hertfordshire, will be charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of the 11 men who died when his plane came down on the A27, next to Shoreham airport, during an aerobatics display.
He will also be charged with endangering an aircraft and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 April.He will also be charged with endangering an aircraft and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 April.
Ms Schofield also cancelled Monday's pre-inquest review because of the decision to charge Mr Hill.Ms Schofield also cancelled Monday's pre-inquest review because of the decision to charge Mr Hill.
In a statement West Sussex County Council said: "Due to the nature of the charges, the full inquest must now await the conclusion of the criminal case. The coroner has said she does not anticipate the full inquest will take place until mid-to-late 2019."In a statement West Sussex County Council said: "Due to the nature of the charges, the full inquest must now await the conclusion of the criminal case. The coroner has said she does not anticipate the full inquest will take place until mid-to-late 2019."
Mr Loughton, whose East Worthing and Shoreham constituency includes the airport, has criticised the time it has taken for a decision to be made to prosecute because of the extended delay relatives of the victims now face.Mr Loughton, whose East Worthing and Shoreham constituency includes the airport, has criticised the time it has taken for a decision to be made to prosecute because of the extended delay relatives of the victims now face.
He said: "Many of us fail to understand why it has taken 31 months to make that decision... more than a year on since the Air Accident Investigation [Branch] (AAIB) produced its very comprehensive report about the details of the accident.He said: "Many of us fail to understand why it has taken 31 months to make that decision... more than a year on since the Air Accident Investigation [Branch] (AAIB) produced its very comprehensive report about the details of the accident.
"However, without pre-judging the outcome of the trial, that report was not able to apportion blame and the many questions that it left unanswered can hopefully now be addressed in the proceedings of the court case." "However, without pre-judging the outcome of the trial, that report [left] many questions unanswered [that] can hopefully now be addressed in the proceedings of the court case."
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Mr Loughton says he also plans to renew efforts to secure "exceptional cases" legal aid for the families of the 11 men at the inquest on the grounds that the outcome will have widespread ramifications.Mr Loughton says he also plans to renew efforts to secure "exceptional cases" legal aid for the families of the 11 men at the inquest on the grounds that the outcome will have widespread ramifications.
Aviation lawyer James Healey-Pratt, who represents many of the relatives, said: "There is no closure from all these processes until they finish."Aviation lawyer James Healey-Pratt, who represents many of the relatives, said: "There is no closure from all these processes until they finish."
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