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SAS training march deaths inquest adjourned until July | SAS training march deaths inquest adjourned until July |
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An inquest into the deaths of three army reservists who collapsed during the final stages of a 16-mile SAS test march has been adjourned until next month. | An inquest into the deaths of three army reservists who collapsed during the final stages of a 16-mile SAS test march has been adjourned until next month. |
The 20-day hearing in Solihull was told that L/Cpls Edward Maher, from Winchester, Hampshire, and Craig Roberts, originally from Penrhyn Bay in north Wales, were pronounced dead on the Brecon Beacons in south Wales. | |
Cpl James Dunsby, from Trowbridge in Wiltshire, died in hospital from multi-organ failure two weeks after the march on 13 July 2013. | |
Seven other candidates attempting selection for reserve special forces units were also treated for the effects of heat, including four who were taken to hospital. | Seven other candidates attempting selection for reserve special forces units were also treated for the effects of heat, including four who were taken to hospital. |
Senior coroner for Birmingham and Solihull Louise Hunt is expected to give her verdicts on 14 July. | Senior coroner for Birmingham and Solihull Louise Hunt is expected to give her verdicts on 14 July. |
She was on Friday handed further documents by the Ministry of Defence, including a copy of the current risk assessment used by army commanders during SAS aptitude tests. | She was on Friday handed further documents by the Ministry of Defence, including a copy of the current risk assessment used by army commanders during SAS aptitude tests. |
MoD officials also provided Hunt with a copy of a radio log for a special forces selection course that began earlier this year. | MoD officials also provided Hunt with a copy of a radio log for a special forces selection course that began earlier this year. |
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