Jason Beer KC, Bilal Rawat, Francesca Whitelaw and John Goss appear in the Pre Inquest Review for the Inquests arising out of the Reading Terror Attack

On 12^th January 2023, His Honour Martyn Zeidman KC, sitting as a Judge Coroner, held the first Pre-Inquest Review hearing of the Inquests into the deaths of Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, James Furlong and David Wails which arose out of a terror attack in Forbury Gardens, Reading on 20 June 2020. The attack was perpetrated by Khairi Saadallah who subsequently pleaded guilty to three charges of murder and three charges of attempted murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The Pre-Inquest Review hearing took place at the Royal Courts of Justice. The Inquests are expected to be heard over a period of approximately 6 weeks.

Members of Chambers are instructed in the Inquests as follows:

• Jason Beer KC and John Goss are instructed by the Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police
• Bilal Rawat is instructed by MTC Novo
• Francesca Whitelaw is instructed by the Secretary of State for the Home Department

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Authors

Jason Beer KC

Call 1992 | Silk 2011

Francesca Whitelaw KC

Call 2003 | Silk 2023

Bilal Rawat

Call 1995

John Goss

Call 2015

Related areas

Inquests

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Police Law

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