Overview
- The error surfaced when survivor Trevor Wynn awoke in early January and provided his details, after which dental records confirmed Joshua Johnson had died.
- Evidence to Doncaster Coroner’s Court described scene items, including Johnson’s driving licence and Wynn’s medical ID and bank card, shaping early assumptions about who had died and who was in hospital.
- An officer used a college ID to visually identify the deceased at the mortuary, and a licence photo was compared to the sedated patient in hospital, before police switched to forensic checks.
- South Yorkshire Police self-referred to the IOPC, which is assessing whether to open a full investigation, and the force says it has offered support and meetings to both families.
- An 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and a 19-year-old on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, both bailed, as fundraising is redirected and a wrongly planned funeral was halted.