Sutherland’s family: ‘A lot of questions need answering’

THE family of Darren Sutherland have said “a lot of questions need to be answered” concerning why they were not informed of his suicide until four hours after his body was found.

An inquest into the Olympic bronze medallist’s death is expected by the weekend, although it will be adjourned until the results of a postmortem are known. It has been referred to Croydon Coroner’s Court in London, and coroner Dr Roy Palmer is expected to open and close proceedings today so that his family can bring his body home to bury him. However, a final ruling on the cause of death may not occur for some time.

Speaking to the media, the boxer’s father Tony said the family were only contacted late on Sunday night about Darren’s death even though his manager Frank Maloney had found him at 3pm that afternoon.