Overview
- The inquest was opened on January 13 and immediately adjourned at the Crown Prosecution Service’s request, with a suspension in place until at least August 2026.
- The coroner noted a preliminary, unfinalised cause of death as blunt force head injury.
- Harrison Simpson, 21, and Alexandra Walker, 25, are charged with murder and with causing or allowing the death of a child.
- Simpson is also accused of rape, and both defendants have yet to enter pleas and are due back in court in March.
- A provisional trial is scheduled to begin on June 22, 2026, and is expected to last about six weeks.