Coroner Apologizes to Maddy Cusack's Family as Inquest Delayed Again
The inquest into the death of 27-year-old Sheffield United midfielder Maddy Cusack has been delayed once more, leaving her family reeling from yet another blow. The adjournment came on Monday with a new start date set for at least June 29th.
Initially scheduled to begin last January, the case was postponed due to a large amount of new evidence received by Sheffield United just before Christmas. This bombshell revelation was described as "totally unacceptable" by Cusack's lawyers, who claimed that such a massive bundle of documents just days before the hearing would be deeply distressing for the family.
Cusack's former manager at Sheffield United has also been called to testify in court and revealed uncertainty over his wife's holiday plans, which may clash with some proposed dates. This latest delay raises concerns about how much further the proceedings will be pushed back.
The coroner, Sophie Cartwright, expressed her apologies directly to Cusack's family for the repeated delays. "You have been in my thoughts, particularly over Christmas," she said. While a lawyer representing Sheffield United maintained that they had complied with all requests chronologically, the Cusack family was still left feeling let down.
Dean Armstrong KC, who is acting on behalf of the family remotely, expressed his disappointment at the lack of progress made by Sheffield United in meeting deadlines and receiving new evidence at an inconvenient time. "The family are very keen to progress matters as soon as possible," he said.
Despite offers of legal support from unions such as the League Managers Association, Cusack's former manager has chosen to represent himself during the proceedings.
The inquest into the death of 27-year-old Sheffield United midfielder Maddy Cusack has been delayed once more, leaving her family reeling from yet another blow. The adjournment came on Monday with a new start date set for at least June 29th.
Initially scheduled to begin last January, the case was postponed due to a large amount of new evidence received by Sheffield United just before Christmas. This bombshell revelation was described as "totally unacceptable" by Cusack's lawyers, who claimed that such a massive bundle of documents just days before the hearing would be deeply distressing for the family.
Cusack's former manager at Sheffield United has also been called to testify in court and revealed uncertainty over his wife's holiday plans, which may clash with some proposed dates. This latest delay raises concerns about how much further the proceedings will be pushed back.
The coroner, Sophie Cartwright, expressed her apologies directly to Cusack's family for the repeated delays. "You have been in my thoughts, particularly over Christmas," she said. While a lawyer representing Sheffield United maintained that they had complied with all requests chronologically, the Cusack family was still left feeling let down.
Dean Armstrong KC, who is acting on behalf of the family remotely, expressed his disappointment at the lack of progress made by Sheffield United in meeting deadlines and receiving new evidence at an inconvenient time. "The family are very keen to progress matters as soon as possible," he said.
Despite offers of legal support from unions such as the League Managers Association, Cusack's former manager has chosen to represent himself during the proceedings.
this is so frustrating! delayed inquest again, cant even giv Maddy's fam some closure. coroner apologizes & all, but like what's goin on? cant she just give us a straight answer 4 once? & 1 more thing, why cant Sheffield United just organize themselves?! 
dean armstrong KC is all right tho, he seems 2 care about the fam. wish him luck with gettin new info 2 the fam ASAP 
another delay? like seriously can't they just get it over with already? poor maddy's fam is gotta go through all this stress again 
and what's with the massive bundle of docs showing up at christmas? it's not like they're trying to hide anything, but come on. should be able to set a start date and stick to it 
they can't even get their own inquest together... like what if maddy was still with us? 
another delay = more pain for her family 
i feel so bad for them, these delays are just adding up 
and the new evidence is coming out of nowhere, like a bombshell right before christmas 
dean armstrong kc sounds like he's doing his best to fight for maddy's family's rights 
but it's just not fair that they're having to go through all this again 
... Cusack's family is already going through so much and they're getting these repeated delays? It's like they're stuck in limbo, ya know? 
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. It's like they're trying to keep us all on edge here. The coroner apologizing to Maddy's fam is sweet, but what about her family? They've been waiting for answers for ages and now they're stuck with another delay 
. It's like, I get that new evidence came up, but couldn't it have been shared a bit more smoothly? Like, weeks or months ago instead of Christmas?! 
And now the Cusack family is having to deal with all this again... what even is the point of an inquest if everything keeps getting pushed back? 
. And speaking of days, I was looking at an old photo album from my trip to the beach last summer 
. The sunset was literally breathtaking... anyway, back to Maddy Cusack – yeah, it's just so frustrating for her family when these delays keep happening 
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i hope dean armstrong kc gets some answers for maddy's family, they deserve so much better 
. The coroner apologizing to the Cusack family is just too little, too late 
. It's not about the timing of new evidence, it's about the priority given to finding out what really happened to Maddy 
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. And can you believe Cusack's former manager doesn't want to accept help from the unions? It's just not right...I mean, I get it if he wants to represent himself, but come on, they need support here 
. The fact that Sheffield United had all this new evidence and couldn't even share it with the family beforehand is just insensitive 
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... all these delays and new evidence popping up at the worst times? It's like they're trying to keep this investigation buried under a mountain of paperwork 
another delay in her case is just not right... so much uncertainty and not enough answers 
! Maddy Cusack's family is already dealing with way too much emotional turmoil and yet we're still stuck on this never-ending inquest loop. June 29th? Are you kidding me?! 
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