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Coroner Suspends Wakefield Inquest Into Death of Woman Found in Freezer

The pause reflects the move to a criminal case following a murder charge.

Overview

  • The inquest, which opened Friday, was suspended without findings by Coroner Oliver Longstaff at Wakefield Coroner's Court.
  • A post-mortem reported blunt force head trauma as the cause of death, with further forensic work pending.
  • Her husband, David Barraclough, 45, has been charged with murder and appeared at Leeds magistrates' court earlier this month.
  • West Yorkshire Police said homicide detectives are conducting complex enquiries at the Horbury home and are not seeking anyone else.
  • Under UK practice, coroners suspend inquests once someone is charged so the criminal case proceeds first.