Overview
- The inquest, which opened Tuesday in Crook, was suspended and adjourned to May 27 to allow Durham Police's case to proceed.
- A coroner's officer told the hearing that Huntley was hit over the head multiple times with an object described as a metal bar.
- A post-mortem by Dr Jennifer Bolton on March 9 gave a provisional cause of death of blunt head injury.
- Anthony Russell, 43, has been charged with murder and is due at Newcastle Crown Court on April 24 for a pre-trial preparation hearing.
- Inquests are commonly paused during active criminal proceedings to avoid prejudicing a jury with overlapping evidence.