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| Jlloyd Samuel death: Footballer's body 'too burnt' for visual ID | Jlloyd Samuel death: Footballer's body 'too burnt' for visual ID |
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| Former Aston Villa and Bolton footballer Jlloyd Samuel's body could not be visually identified as it was so badly burnt after his car burst into flames, his inquest has heard. | Former Aston Villa and Bolton footballer Jlloyd Samuel's body could not be visually identified as it was so badly burnt after his car burst into flames, his inquest has heard. |
| Warrington Coroner's Court heard Samuel died when his Range Rover crashed with another vehicle in Cheshire last May. | Warrington Coroner's Court heard Samuel died when his Range Rover crashed with another vehicle in Cheshire last May. |
| The inquest heard how there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death or suggestion of "foul play". | The inquest heard how there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death or suggestion of "foul play". |
| His sister pledged to seek her own DNA test amid claims his death was faked. | |
| The Sun on Sunday reported allegations by Leslie-Ann Samuel that her brother was not at the wheel when the crash happened in West Lane, High Legh, and he was still alive. | |
| 'Clear as we can be' | 'Clear as we can be' |
| Dr John Sellar, a forensic odontologist, told the court he was satisfied teeth from the body matched Samuel's dental records. | Dr John Sellar, a forensic odontologist, told the court he was satisfied teeth from the body matched Samuel's dental records. |
| Describing how visual identification was not possible as the body had been "extensively burnt", he said: "People who know the victim would not have wished to have seen those images." | Describing how visual identification was not possible as the body had been "extensively burnt", he said: "People who know the victim would not have wished to have seen those images." |
| Forensic biologist Alexandra Clark said a blood sample taken from the body matched that of cellular material taken from the footballer's hairbrush and clippers. | Forensic biologist Alexandra Clark said a blood sample taken from the body matched that of cellular material taken from the footballer's hairbrush and clippers. |
| She said tests on a hairbrush were "a billion times more likely" to be the footballer than of someone else who used it. | She said tests on a hairbrush were "a billion times more likely" to be the footballer than of someone else who used it. |
| "This is as clear as we can be," she said. | "This is as clear as we can be," she said. |
| Det Ch Insp Paul Beauchamp of Cheshire Police said he looked into the potential for foul play or kidnapping but found no evidence of either. | Det Ch Insp Paul Beauchamp of Cheshire Police said he looked into the potential for foul play or kidnapping but found no evidence of either. |
| Insp Liz Cunningham, also from Cheshire Police, who was called to the crash, told the court she was satisfied by the dental evidence and accounts of passers-by that the deceased was Samuel. | Insp Liz Cunningham, also from Cheshire Police, who was called to the crash, told the court she was satisfied by the dental evidence and accounts of passers-by that the deceased was Samuel. |
| "It was nothing more complicated than a collision," she said. | "It was nothing more complicated than a collision," she said. |
| Missing arm claim | |
| After coroner Alan Moore ruled it was the footballer's body, Ms Samuel interrupted him and said she had been denied the chance to privately test DNA taken from the body. | |
| Mr Moore said the footballer's samples belonged to his next of kin, his wife Emma, and he can only release them with her permission. | |
| Ms Samuel replied saying she would apply for a court order and she also said the body's right arm was missing. | |
| Pathologist Dr Jonathan Medcalf responded, saying: "That was not how the body was left and we have photographs to prove it." | |
| Samuel made 199 appearances for Villa after signing for the club in 1998 and played 83 times for Bolton between 2007 and 2011. | Samuel made 199 appearances for Villa after signing for the club in 1998 and played 83 times for Bolton between 2007 and 2011. |
| He won two caps for Trinidad and Tobago. | He won two caps for Trinidad and Tobago. |
| The inquest continues on Wednesday. |