Hearing schedule
Use the drop-down tabs below to view a witness schedule for the current - and previous - hearings.
Hearings normally run Tuesday to Friday from 10am till 4.15pm. There will usually be morning and afternoon sessions with a break for lunch.
The Inquiry publishes the witness schedule weekly, usually on a Friday for the following week. Although we always publish the most up to date information, the schedule is subject to change.
Police witnesses with involvement in the incident are referred to by the rank they were at the time.
Previous hearings are archived in the hearings hub section of the website.
Hearing 8 - Training and race (continued)
Week 2
Tuesday 08/10/2024 | Wednesday 09/10/2024 | |
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Morning | Professor Gus John |
Professor Gus John |
Afternoon |
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Week 2
Tuesday 08/10/2024
Professor Gus John
Wednesday 09/10/2024
Professor Gus John
Week 1
Tuesday 01/10/2024 | Wednesday 02/10/2024 | Thursday 03/10/2024 | Friday 04/10/2024 | |
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Morning | Aamer Anwar |
Martin Graves |
Martin Graves |
Martin Graves |
Afternoon | Aamer Anwar |
Martin Graves |
Martin Graves |
Martin Graves |
Week 1
Tuesday 01/10/2024
Aamer Anwar
Aamer Anwar
Wednesday 02/10/2024
Martin Graves
Martin Graves
Thursday 03/10/2024
Martin Graves
Martin Graves
Friday 04/10/2024
Martin Graves
Martin Graves
Hearing 7 - Race
Week 4
Tuesday 02/07/2024 | Wednesday 03/07/2024 | Thursday 04/07/2024 | |
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Morning | Retired DCC Steve Allen |
Sandra Deslandes-Clark |
Marcia Rigg |
Afternoon | Retired DCC Steve Allen |
Sandra Deslandes-Clark |
Marcia Rigg |
Week 4
Tuesday 02/07/2024
Retired DCC Steve Allen
Retired DCC Steve Allen
Wednesday 03/07/2024
Sandra Deslandes-Clark
Sandra Deslandes-Clark
Thursday 04/07/2024
Marcia Rigg
Marcia Rigg
Week 3
Tuesday 25/06/2024 | Wednesday 26/06/2024 | Thursday 27/06/2024 | Friday 28/06/2024 | |
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Morning | John Logue |
Andrew Coventry |
Deborah Coles |
Retired Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone |
Afternoon | Peter Jones |
Andrew Coventry |
Deborah Coles |
Retired Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone |
Week 3
Tuesday 25/06/2024
John Logue
Peter Jones
Wednesday 26/06/2024
Andrew Coventry
Andrew Coventry
Thursday 27/06/2024
Deborah Coles
Deborah Coles
Friday 28/06/2024
Retired Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone
Retired Chief Constable Sir Iain Livingstone
Week 2
Tuesday 18/06/2024 | Wednesday 19/06/2024 | Thursday 20/06/2024 | Friday 21/06/2024 | |
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Morning | No sitting |
Retired DCC Fiona Taylor |
Retired DCC Fiona Taylor |
Lady Angiolini |
Afternoon | No sitting |
Retired DCC Fiona Taylor |
Michelle Macleod |
Lady Angiolini |
Week 2
Tuesday 18/06/2024
No sitting
No sitting
Wednesday 19/06/2024
Retired DCC Fiona Taylor
Retired DCC Fiona Taylor
Thursday 20/06/2024
Retired DCC Fiona Taylor
Michelle Macleod
Friday 21/06/2024
Lady Angiolini
Lady Angiolini
Week 1
Tuesday 04/06/2024 | Wednesday 05/06/2024 | Thursday 06/06/2024 | Friday 07/06/2024 | |
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Morning | Ashley Edwards KC |
Ashley Edwards KC |
Ashley Edwards KC Professor Nasar Meer |
Professor Nasar Meer |
Afternoon | Ashley Edwards KC |
Ashley Edwards KC |
Professor Nasar Meer |
Retired PC Paul Castledine |
Week 1
Tuesday 04/06/2024
Ashley Edwards KC
Ashley Edwards KC
Wednesday 05/06/2024
Ashley Edwards KC
Ashley Edwards KC
Thursday 06/06/2024
Ashley Edwards KC
Professor Nasar Meer
Professor Nasar Meer
Friday 07/06/2024
Professor Nasar Meer
Retired PC Paul Castledine
Hearing 6 - COPFS post-incident management
Week 3
Monday 29/04/2024 | Tuesday 30/04/2024 | Wednesday 01/05/2024 | Thursday 02/05/2024 | |
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Morning | Lindsey Miller |
Former Lord Advocate James Wolffe KC |
Former Lord Advocate James Wolffe KC |
Former Lord Advocate Lord Mulholland |
Afternoon | Lindsey Miller |
Former Lord Advocate James Wolffe KC |
Former Lord Advocate James Wolffe KC |
Former Lord Advocate Lord Mulholland |
Week 3
Monday 29/04/2024
Lindsey Miller
Lindsey Miller
Tuesday 30/04/2024
Former Lord Advocate James Wolffe KC
Former Lord Advocate James Wolffe KC
Wednesday 01/05/2024
Former Lord Advocate James Wolffe KC
Former Lord Advocate James Wolffe KC
Thursday 02/05/2024
Former Lord Advocate Lord Mulholland
Former Lord Advocate Lord Mulholland
Week 2
Tuesday 23/04/2024 | Wednesday 24/04/2024 | Thursday 25/04/2024 | Friday 26/04/2024 | |
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Morning | Les Brown and John Logue |
John Logue |
Stephen McGowan |
No sitting |
Afternoon |
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John Logue |
Stephen McGowan |
No sitting |
Week 2
Tuesday 23/04/2024
Les Brown and John Logue
Wednesday 24/04/2024
John Logue
John Logue
Thursday 25/04/2024
Stephen McGowan
Stephen McGowan
Friday 26/04/2024
No sitting
No sitting
Week 1
Tuesday 16/04/2024 | Wednesday 17/04/2024 | Thursday 18/04/2024 | Friday 19/04/2024 | |
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Morning | Fiona Carnan |
Les Brown |
Les Brown |
Les Brown |
Afternoon | Fiona Carnan |
Les Brown |
Les Brown |
Les Brown |
Week 1
Tuesday 16/04/2024
Fiona Carnan
Fiona Carnan
Wednesday 17/04/2024
Les Brown
Les Brown
Thursday 18/04/2024
Les Brown
Les Brown
Friday 19/04/2024
Les Brown
Les Brown
Hearing 5 - PIRC post-incident management
Week 4
Tuesday 05/03/2024 | Wednesday 06/03/2024 | Thursday 07/03/2024 | Friday 08/03/2024 | |
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Morning | Kate Frame |
Kate Frame |
David Green |
John Mitchell |
Afternoon | Kate Frame |
Kate Frame |
David Green |
John Mitchell |
Week 4
Tuesday 05/03/2024
Kate Frame
Kate Frame
Wednesday 06/03/2024
Kate Frame
Kate Frame
Thursday 07/03/2024
David Green
David Green
Friday 08/03/2024
John Mitchell
John Mitchell
Week 3
Tuesday 27/02/2024 | Wednesday 28/02/2024 | Thursday 29/02/2024 | Friday 01/03/2024 | |
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Morning | John McSporran |
John Mitchell |
John Mitchell |
Alistair Lewis |
Afternoon | John McSporran |
John Mitchell |
John Mitchell |
Alistair Lewis |
Week 3
Tuesday 27/02/2024
John McSporran
John McSporran
Wednesday 28/02/2024
John Mitchell
John Mitchell
Thursday 29/02/2024
John Mitchell
John Mitchell
Friday 01/03/2024
Alistair Lewis
Alistair Lewis
Week 2
Tuesday 13/02/2024 | Wednesday 14/02/2024 | Thursday 15/02/2024 | Friday 16/02/2024 | |
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Morning | William Little |
William Little |
John McSporran |
John McSporran |
Afternoon | William Little |
William Little |
John McSporran |
John McSporran |
Week 2
Tuesday 13/02/2024
William Little
William Little
Wednesday 14/02/2024
William Little
William Little
Thursday 15/02/2024
John McSporran
John McSporran
Friday 16/02/2024
John McSporran
John McSporran
Week 1
Tuesday 06/02/2024 | Wednesday 07/02/2024 | Thursday 08/02/2024 | Friday 09/02/2024 | |
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Morning | Keith Harrower |
Keith Harrower |
Keith Harrower Alistair Lewis |
William Little |
Afternoon | Keith Harrower |
Keith Harrower |
Alistair Lewis |
William Little |
Week 1
Tuesday 06/02/2024
Keith Harrower
Keith Harrower
Wednesday 07/02/2024
Keith Harrower
Keith Harrower
Thursday 08/02/2024
Keith Harrower
Alistair Lewis
Alistair Lewis
Friday 09/02/2024
William Little
William Little
Hearing 4 - Training in Police Scotland
Week 3
Monday 04/12/2023 | Tuesday 05/12/2023 | Wednesday 06/12/2023 | |
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Morning | DC Gordon Miller |
Inspector David Bradley |
Inspector David Bradley |
Afternoon | DC Gordon Miller |
Inspector David Bradley |
Inspector David Bradley |
Week 3
Monday 04/12/2023
DC Gordon Miller
DC Gordon Miller
Tuesday 05/12/2023
Inspector David Bradley
Inspector David Bradley
Wednesday 06/12/2023
Inspector David Bradley
Inspector David Bradley
Week 2
Tuesday 28/11/2023 | Wednesday 29/11/2023 | Thursday 30/11/2023 | Friday 01/12/2023 | |
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Morning | No sitting |
Dr Richard Stevenson |
No sitting |
No sitting |
Afternoon | No sitting |
Dr Richard Stevenson |
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No sitting |
Week 2
Tuesday 28/11/2023
No sitting
No sitting
Wednesday 29/11/2023
Dr Richard Stevenson
Dr Richard Stevenson
Thursday 30/11/2023
No sitting
Friday 01/12/2023
No sitting
No sitting
Week 1
Tuesday 21/11/2023 | Wednesday 22/11/2023 | Thursday 23/11/2023 | Friday 24/11/2023 | |
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Morning | No sitting |
Sergeant James Young |
Sergeant James Young |
No sitting |
Afternoon |
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Week 1
Tuesday 21/11/2023
No sitting
Wednesday 22/11/2023
Sergeant James Young
Thursday 23/11/2023
Sergeant James Young
Friday 24/11/2023
No sitting
Hearing 2 - Police Scotland post-incident management (continued)
Week 1
Monday 28/08/2023 | Tuesday 29/08/2023 | Wednesday 30/08/2023 | Thursday 31/08/2023 | Friday 01/09/2023 | |
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Morning | PC Rhuaridh Fraser |
Retired Ch Supt Garry McEwan |
Retired Ch Supt Garry McEwan |
Retired Ch Supt Garry McEwan Retired Det Ch Supt Lesley Boal |
Retired Det Ch Supt Lesley Boal |
Afternoon |
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Week 1
Monday 28/08/2023
PC Rhuaridh Fraser
Tuesday 29/08/2023
Retired Ch Supt Garry McEwan
Wednesday 30/08/2023
Retired Ch Supt Garry McEwan
Thursday 31/08/2023
Retired Ch Supt Garry McEwan
Retired Det Ch Supt Lesley Boal
Friday 01/09/2023
Retired Det Ch Supt Lesley Boal
Week 2
Tuesday 12/09/2023 | Wednesday 13/09/2023 | Thursday 14/09/2023 | Friday 15/09/2023 | |
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Morning | No hearing |
Retired Assistant Chief Constable Ruaraidh Nicolson |
Retired Assistant Chief Constable Ruaraidh Nicolson
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Retired Assistant Chief Constable Ruaraidh Nicolson |
Afternoon |
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Week 2
Tuesday 12/09/2023
No hearing
Wednesday 13/09/2023
Retired Assistant Chief Constable Ruaraidh Nicolson
Thursday 14/09/2023
Retired Assistant Chief Constable Ruaraidh Nicolson
Friday 15/09/2023
Retired Assistant Chief Constable Ruaraidh Nicolson
Oral submissions
Submissions from legal representatives of core participants on:
- Hearing 1 (events at Hayfield Road on 03 May 2015); and
- Hearing 3 (cause of death).
Hearing 3 - Cause of death
Week 3
Tuesday 23/05/2023 | Wednesday 24/05/2023 | Thursday 25/05/2023 | Friday 26/05/2023 | |
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Morning | Prof Sebastian Lucas |
Dr Nathaniel Cary |
No sitting |
Alan Paton (access only to those specified in Chair's decision)
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Afternoon |
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Week 3
Tuesday 23/05/2023
Prof Sebastian Lucas
Wednesday 24/05/2023
Dr Nathaniel Cary
Thursday 25/05/2023
No sitting
Friday 26/05/2023
Week 2
Tuesday 16/05/2023 | Wednesday 17/05/2023 | Thursday 18/05/2023 | Friday 19/05/2023 | |
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Morning | Prof Michael Eddleston |
Prof Anthony Freemont |
No sitting |
No sitting |
Afternoon |
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Week 2
Tuesday 16/05/2023
Prof Michael Eddleston
Wednesday 17/05/2023
Prof Anthony Freemont
Thursday 18/05/2023
No sitting
Friday 19/05/2023
No sitting
Week 1
Tuesday 09/05/2023 | Wednesday 10/05/2023 | Thursday 11/05/2023 | Friday 12/05/2023 | |
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Morning | Dr Kerryanne Shearer |
Dr Kerryanne Shearer |
Dr Maurice Lipsedge |
No sitting |
Afternoon |
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Week 1
Tuesday 09/05/2023
Dr Kerryanne Shearer
Wednesday 10/05/2023
Dr Kerryanne Shearer
Thursday 11/05/2023
Dr Maurice Lipsedge
Friday 12/05/2023
No sitting
Hearing 2 - Police Scotland post-incident management
Week 5
Tuesday 14/03/2023 | Wednesday 15/03/2023 | Thursday 16/03/2023 | Friday 17/03/2023 | |
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Morning | Detective Superintendent Pat Campbell |
Retired Detective Chief Superintendent Keith Hardie Chief Inspector Nicola Shepherd |
Chief Inspector Nicola Shepherd |
Chief Inspector Nicola Shepherd |
Afternoon |
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Week 5
Tuesday 14/03/2023
Detective Superintendent Pat Campbell
Wednesday 15/03/2023
Retired Detective Chief Superintendent Keith Hardie
Chief Inspector Nicola Shepherd
Thursday 16/03/2023
Chief Inspector Nicola Shepherd
Friday 17/03/2023
Chief Inspector Nicola Shepherd
Week 4
Tuesday 07/03/2023 | Wednesday 08/03/2023 | Thursday 09/03/2023 | Friday 10/03/2023 | |
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Morning | Chief Inspector Conrad Trickett |
Chief Inspector Conrad Trickett |
Detective Superintendent Pat Campbell |
Detective Superintendent Pat Campbell |
Afternoon |
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Week 4
Tuesday 07/03/2023
Chief Inspector Conrad Trickett
Wednesday 08/03/2023
Chief Inspector Conrad Trickett
Thursday 09/03/2023
Detective Superintendent Pat Campbell
Friday 10/03/2023
Detective Superintendent Pat Campbell
Week 3
Tuesday 28/02/2023 | Wednesday 01/03/2023 | Thursday 02/03/2023 | Friday 03/03/2023 | |
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Morning | DS Graeme Dursley |
DS Graeme Dursley DI Colin Robson |
DI Colin Robson |
DI Colin Robson |
Afternoon |
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Week 3
Tuesday 28/02/2023
DS Graeme Dursley
Wednesday 01/03/2023
DS Graeme Dursley
DI Colin Robson
Thursday 02/03/2023
DI Colin Robson
Friday 03/03/2023
DI Colin Robson
Week 2
Tuesday 07/02/2023 | Wednesday 08/02/2023 | Thursday 09/02/2023 | Friday 10/02/2023 | |
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Morning | Dev Kapadia DC Robert Finch |
Saadia Rashid Saeed Ahmed |
Collette Bell |
No sitting |
Afternoon |
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Week 2
Tuesday 07/02/2023
Dev Kapadia
DC Robert Finch
Wednesday 08/02/2023
Saadia Rashid
Saeed Ahmed
Thursday 09/02/2023
Collette Bell
Friday 10/02/2023
No sitting
Week 1
Tuesday 31/01/2023 | Wednesday 01/02/2023 | Thursday 02/02/2023 | Friday 03/02/2023 | |
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Morning | Kadijartu Johnson |
DC Andrew Mitchell DC Wayne Parker |
DC Wayne Parker |
Martyn Dick DC David Bellingham |
Afternoon |
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Week 1
Tuesday 31/01/2023
Kadijartu Johnson
Wednesday 01/02/2023
DC Andrew Mitchell
DC Wayne Parker
Thursday 02/02/2023
DC Wayne Parker
Friday 03/02/2023
Martyn Dick
DC David Bellingham
Hearing 1b - Expert evidence on the events at Hayfield Road
Week 3
Tuesday 06/12/2022 | Thursday 08/12/2022 | Friday 09/12/2022 | |
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Morning | Professor Lorna Dawson |
Paul Ryder |
Advanced Laser Imaging |
Afternoon | Professor Lorna Dawson |
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Advanced Laser Imaging |
Week 3
Tuesday 06/12/2022
Professor Lorna Dawson
Professor Lorna Dawson
Thursday 08/12/2022
Paul Ryder
Friday 09/12/2022
Advanced Laser Imaging
Advanced Laser Imaging
Week 2
Monday 28/11/2022 | Wednesday 30/11/2022 | Thursday 01/12/2022 | Friday 02/12/2022 | |
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Morning | Martin Graves |
Joanne Caffrey |
Joanne Caffrey |
Joanne Caffrey |
Afternoon | Martin Graves |
Joanne Caffrey |
Joanne Caffrey |
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Week 2
Monday 28/11/2022
Martin Graves
Martin Graves
Wednesday 30/11/2022
Joanne Caffrey
Joanne Caffrey
Thursday 01/12/2022
Joanne Caffrey
Joanne Caffrey
Friday 02/12/2022
Joanne Caffrey
Week 1
Tuesday 22/11/2022 | Wednesday 23/11/2022 | Thursday 24/11/2022 | Friday 25/11/2022 | |
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Morning | Sergeant James Young |
Retired Inspector Stephen Kay |
Retired PC Scott Masterton Retired Inspector Steven Stewart |
PC Gary Wood Martin Graves |
Afternoon | Sergeant James Young |
Retired PC Scott Masterton |
Retired Inspector Steven Stewart |
Martin Graves |
Week 1
Tuesday 22/11/2022
Sergeant James Young
Sergeant James Young
Wednesday 23/11/2022
Retired Inspector Stephen Kay
Retired PC Scott Masterton
Thursday 24/11/2022
Retired PC Scott Masterton
Retired Inspector Steven Stewart
Retired Inspector Steven Stewart
Friday 25/11/2022
PC Gary Wood
Martin Graves
Martin Graves
Hearing 1a - Events at Hayfield Road on 03 May 2015
Week 7
Tuesday 21/06/2022 | Wednesday 22/06/2022 | Friday 24/06/2022 | |
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Morning | Retired PC Alan Paton |
Christopher Fenton David Taylor |
PC Brian Geddes |
Afternoon | Retired PC Alan Paton |
PC Brian Geddes |
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Week 7
Tuesday 21/06/2022
Retired PC Alan Paton
Retired PC Alan Paton
Wednesday 22/06/2022
Christopher Fenton
David Taylor
PC Brian Geddes
Friday 24/06/2022
PC Brian Geddes
Week 6
Tuesday 14/06/2022 | Friday 17/06/2022 | |
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Morning | PC Amanda Givan |
Judith Harley Laura MacPhie Alison Marven |
Afternoon | PC Amanda Givan |
Alison Marven |
Week 6
Tuesday 14/06/2022
PC Amanda Givan
PC Amanda Givan
Friday 17/06/2022
Judith Harley
Laura MacPhie
Alison Marven
Alison Marven
Week 5
Tuesday 07/06/2022 | Wednesday 08/06/2022 | Thursday 09/06/2022 | Friday 10/06/2022 | |
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Morning | PC James McDonough |
Sergeant Scott Maxwell |
Dr Katherine Mitchell Dr Gillian Norrie Dr Ian Anderson |
Dr Rudy Crawford Jane Combe DI Samantha Davidson |
Afternoon | Sergeant Scott Maxwell |
Sergeant Scott Maxwell Ashley Wyse |
Dr Ian Anderson Dr Rudy Crawford |
DI Samantha Davidson DC Jennifer Bruce |
Week 5
Tuesday 07/06/2022
PC James McDonough
Sergeant Scott Maxwell
Wednesday 08/06/2022
Sergeant Scott Maxwell
Sergeant Scott Maxwell
Ashley Wyse
Thursday 09/06/2022
Dr Katherine Mitchell
Dr Gillian Norrie
Dr Ian Anderson
Dr Ian Anderson
Dr Rudy Crawford
Friday 10/06/2022
Dr Rudy Crawford
Jane Combe
DI Samantha Davidson
DI Samantha Davidson
DC Jennifer Bruce
Week 4
Tuesday 31/05/2022 | Wednesday 01/06/2022 | |
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Morning | Kevin Nelson |
Dr Gillian Pickering PC Daniel Gibson |
Afternoon | Kevin Nelson PC Kayleigh Good |
PC Daniel Gibson |
Week 4
Tuesday 31/05/2022
Kevin Nelson
Kevin Nelson
PC Kayleigh Good
Wednesday 01/06/2022
Dr Gillian Pickering
PC Daniel Gibson
PC Daniel Gibson
Week 3
Tuesday 24/05/2022 | Wednesday 25/05/2022 | Thursday 26/05/2022 | Friday 27/05/2022 | |
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Morning | Retired PC Nicole Short |
PC Ashley Tomlinson |
PC Ashley Tomlinson |
PC Alan Smith |
Afternoon | Retired PC Nicole Short |
Akhtar Ali PC Ashley Tomlinson |
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PC Alan Smith |
Week 3
Tuesday 24/05/2022
Retired PC Nicole Short
Retired PC Nicole Short
Wednesday 25/05/2022
PC Ashley Tomlinson
Akhtar Ali
PC Ashley Tomlinson
Thursday 26/05/2022
PC Ashley Tomlinson
Friday 27/05/2022
PC Alan Smith
PC Alan Smith
Week 2
Tuesday 17/05/2022 | Friday 20/05/2022 | |
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Morning | Alan Pearson Simon Rowe Linda Limbert Colin Gill |
Craig Walker |
Afternoon | PC Kara Ferrier Inspector Steven Stewart |
Craig Walker |
Week 2
Tuesday 17/05/2022
Alan Pearson
Simon Rowe
Linda Limbert
Colin Gill
PC Kara Ferrier
Inspector Steven Stewart
Friday 20/05/2022
Craig Walker
Craig Walker
Week 1
Tuesday 10/05/2022 | Wednesday 11/05/2022 | Thursday 12/05/2022 | Friday 13/05/2022 | |
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Morning | The Bayoh families |
Opening statements |
Advanced Laser Imaging |
Zahid Saeed Neil Morgan Naomi Rhodes |
Afternoon | The Bayoh families |
Opening statements |
Advanced Laser Imaging |
Harry Kolberg David Grey |
Week 1
Tuesday 10/05/2022
The Bayoh families
The Bayoh families
Wednesday 11/05/2022
Opening statements
Opening statements
Thursday 12/05/2022
Advanced Laser Imaging
Advanced Laser Imaging
Friday 13/05/2022
Zahid Saeed
Neil Morgan
Naomi Rhodes
Harry Kolberg
David Grey