Hillsborough inquest jury to start considering verdict in February
The Hillsborough inquest jury are expected to start considering their verdict in February.
The longest running inquest in British legal history is due to finish hearing evidence by Christmas.
Coroner Sir John Goldring today told the jury that the final phase - the medical and pathological evidence for each of the 96 - was likely to have finished by the Christmas break and there was not expected to be more evidence after that.
He said he was due to start his summing up of the case on January 25 and expected it to take about three weeks.
Sir John said: āAfter itās over, you will retire to consider a series of written questions which will be carefully set out for you.ā
The court will not sit for the week beginning February 15 due to a half term break, meaning that it is likely the jury will go out to consider their decision around February 22.
But the coroner said the dates were not āset in stoneā.
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