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Stardust inquest jury enter third week of deliberations

Summary

The jury at the Stardust inquest, now in its third week of deliberations, will continue to consider their verdicts on the causes of death of the 48 victims of the 1981 fire at the Artane venue. After about four hours of discussion today, the panel of seven women and five men returned to court at 4 pm. Coroner Dr Myra Cullinane told them she would address their progress the next day, noting that further matters might arise. The inquest, which has been in session for almost a year, has heard 95 days of evidence from 373 witnesses. Dr Cullinane has instructed the jury to determine the identity, date and place of death and the circumstances surrounding each death, and to record a verdict. The possible verdicts are accidental death, death by misadventure, an open verdict, a narrative verdict and unlawful killing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Stardust inquest jury enter third week of deliberations. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• 2024-04-15 Publication

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Stage Trial

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