Coroner invites McDowell queries

A CORONER yesterday said he would invite the Justice Minister to write to him regarding the admissibility of independent forensic experts at an inquest into the death of Terence Wheelock.

A hearing into the death of the 20-year-old heard Michael McDowell wrote to the family’s legal representatives querying the input independent experts can have at inquests.

The inquest heard Mr McDowell, who had previously indicated funding would be granted to the family for an independent forensic examination into the death, was questioning its admissibility before funding would be agreed.