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Inquests on 7/7 deaths 'in 2010' Inquests on 7/7 deaths 'in 2010'
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Inquests into the deaths of 52 people in the July 7 bombings are likely to begin next year, it has been announced. Inquests into the deaths of 52 people in the 7 July bombings are likely to begin next year, it has been announced.
Lady Justice Hallett, a Court of Appeal judge, has been appointed to conduct the inquests, the Judicial Communications Office said.Lady Justice Hallett, a Court of Appeal judge, has been appointed to conduct the inquests, the Judicial Communications Office said.
A pre-inquest hearing will be held early in 2010, nearly five years after the 2005 terror attacks on London. It will cover both the bombers and their victims, a plan which has been criticised by families as insensitive.
The inquests had been adjourned until the end of criminal cases linked to the bombings.The inquests had been adjourned until the end of criminal cases linked to the bombings.
The pre-inquest hearing will take submissions from family members and other interested parties on the scope of the inquest. Lady Justice Hallett told the families she was legally bound to hold inquests at the same time on the 52 victims and the four bombers.
Graham Foulkes, whose 22-year-old son David was killed in the Edgware Road Tube explosion, said: "I was shocked and dismayed to hear the inquests will include the four bombers at the same time as the inquests into the 52 victims.
"The inquest into the death of the murderers will be at the same time as the inquest into my son who they murdered and that doesn't feel right that we should be in the same room at the same time, or even part of the same process.
"It was quite upsetting and disturbing, and I wasn't expecting that."
A pre-inquest hearing will be held early in 2010, nearly five years after the 2005 terror attacks on London.
It will take submissions from family members and other interested parties on the scope of the inquest.
Families of the victims have complained about delays in holding the inquests and have also raised fears about the possibility of secret hearings.Families of the victims have complained about delays in holding the inquests and have also raised fears about the possibility of secret hearings.
New powers allow Justice Secretary Jack Straw to order secret judicial inquiries in place of inquests.New powers allow Justice Secretary Jack Straw to order secret judicial inquiries in place of inquests.