Stardust inquest jurors told they must be unanimous as they consider verdict

Jury told it had five options: accidental death, misadventure, an open verdict, a narrative verdict and unlawful killing

Coroner told the jury they would have two kinds of questionnaire they must fill out. One is for each of the 48 who died and provide details on where, when and how they died. The second questionnaire is a general one on the circumstances of their deaths.

The jury has retired to consider its verdict in the landmark Stardust inquests, having been told they must be unanimous in their findings as they consider the circumstances of the deaths of 48 people.

“I am now sending you to deliberate on the findings I wish you to return on these inquests,” Dublin District Coroner Dr Myra Cullinane said.