Riot death inquest now in doubt

AN INQUEST into the death of a man whose shooting triggered last summer’s riots could be impossible because of “disclosure issues” surrounding police evidence, a watchdog said yesterday.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) may have material “that it could not properly disclose to a coroner” over the decision by officers to shoot Mark Duggan, North London Coroners’ Court was told yesterday.

A coroner’s officer said a provisional date of 28 January has been set for proceedings – but only if the eight-week inquest is given the go-ahead during a review on 23 October.

An alternative could be a special inquiry where some evidence is heard behind closed-doors, it is understood.