Peach inquest date settled

Press, 18 July 1979, Page 6

Peach inquest date settled

NZPA London' < A full inquest into the', death of the New Zealand, teacher, Mr Blair Peach, will' tie held on October 11. A London Coroner, Dr .1. i Burton agreed yesterday to! the date proposed by Mr L. ? Grant, the solicitor acting;: for the Peach family, who' appealed again for anyone 1 with evidence to come’for-i ward. “Even, at this verv very; late stage,” said Dr Burton, j “I wilt hear fresh evidence.! If anybody does have any afterthoughts I hope they ! Will have them before October.” The resumed inquest lasted nnly 12 minutes before id--, lounamg for the third time »incb it first opened on April q *5. two days after Mr Peach i, was fatally injured in a vio- ; lent demonstration. The senior Scotland Yard

detective who has led the internal police investigation. Commander John Cass, was present in the court yesterday morning, but did not speak. Commander Cass’s report lon the “circumstances surrounding the death of Biair I Peach” went to the Director lof Public Prosecutions late lon Monday. I He said he would not com- ; ment on whether any charges | or arrests were imminent but isaid his investigation was mot over. Dr Burton told the court he expected to hear evidence from the Peach family, from :the police, and from the occupants of the house from which Mr Peach was taken Ito hospital. He said any others who were present at Southall could make representations to be allowed to give evidence at the inquest.