A Cheshire businesswoman attacked two policemen during a bust up as they handcuffed her. Carol Holcroft pushed out at one officer and kicked another when she was arrested, a court has heard.
19.05.2023 - 17:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The family of a young mum who was stabbed to death by her ex-partner in a horrific murder-suicide have hit out at delays to her inquest - which have left them still waiting for answers nearly four years on from her death.
Regan Tierney, 27, was found dead by her father at her home in Salford in June 2019. Her former partner Daniel Patten, 31, was found with critical injuries at the address following her death and died two days later. Police said they were treating the tragedy as a murder-suicide following the pair's ten-year relationship, during which Regan was subject to coercive and controlling behaviour, intimidation, verbal abuse, physical violence and threats, at the hands of Patten.
At a pre-inquest review at Bolton Coroner's Court on Friday (May 19), a representative for Regan's family said they had 'immense frustration' at the delays which have plagued her inquest.
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Opening the pre-inquest review, area coroner Peter Sigee apologised to the family, citing a lack of court resources as the reason for the wait.
He said the case had last been in court for a pre-inquest review in May 2022, and he 'regretted' that there had not been the 'progress there could and should have been'.
"I am sorry that we have not been able to make more progress with this inquest," he added.
Representing Regan's family, Emma-Louie Fenelon said: "On their behalf, I'd like to outline the immense frustration with the delay with this case. Regan has been dead for now almost four years and they have had no explanation of the delays.
"They have had to pause their grief until this legal process can be concluded."
A 2022 Domestic Homicide Review commissioned by Salford Community
A Cheshire businesswoman attacked two policemen during a bust up as they handcuffed her. Carol Holcroft pushed out at one officer and kicked another when she was arrested, a court has heard.
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