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| Dismay voiced on 7/7 inquest plan | Dismay voiced on 7/7 inquest plan |
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| Plans for the 7/7 inquests to examine the deaths of both the 52 victims and the bombers have been criticised by the victims' families. | |
| Lady Justice Hallett, who has been appointed to act as coroner, told the families she was legally bound to hold inquests at the same time. | Lady Justice Hallett, who has been appointed to act as coroner, told the families she was legally bound to hold inquests at the same time. |
| Graham Foulkes, whose son David was killed in the London attacks, said he was "shocked and dismayed" at the plan. | Graham Foulkes, whose son David was killed in the London attacks, said he was "shocked and dismayed" at the plan. |
| The inquests are likely to be held in 2010 with a hearing in the new year. | The inquests are likely to be held in 2010 with a hearing in the new year. |
| The hearings had been adjourned until the end of criminal cases linked to the bombings. | The hearings had been adjourned until the end of criminal cases linked to the bombings. |
| 'Upsetting and disturbing' | 'Upsetting and disturbing' |
| Mr Foulkes, whose 22-year-old son was killed in the Edgware Road Tube explosion, said: "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. | Mr Foulkes, whose 22-year-old son was killed in the Edgware Road Tube explosion, said: "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." | "It was quite upsetting and disturbing, and I wasn't expecting that." |
| Grahame Russell, whose son Philip died in the Tavistock Square bus bomb, said he was not surprised that the inquests would be held together. | Grahame Russell, whose son Philip died in the Tavistock Square bus bomb, said he was not surprised that the inquests would be held together. |
| "That doesn't mean I'm not disappointed. I'm aggrieved that the inquest on my son is being shared with the man who murdered him. That hurts and it feels tough that we've got to go through that." | "That doesn't mean I'm not disappointed. I'm aggrieved that the inquest on my son is being shared with the man who murdered him. That hurts and it feels tough that we've got to go through that." |
| The families have already been concerned that the hearings will not answer all the questions they have over what the authorities knew about the bombers. | |
| A pre-inquest hearing will be held early in 2010, nearly five years after the 2005 terror attacks on London. | 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. | It will take submissions from family members and other interested parties on the scope of the inquest. |
| The families 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. |