Sarah Everard’s parents and brother and sister watch as inquest opened

Senior coroner Patricia Harding opened the inquest in Maidstone, Kent as police continue their investigations

Floral tributes left next to the bandstand in Clapham Common, London, for Sarah Everard (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Sarah Everard’s parents and brother and sister watched proceedings on Thursday as an inquest into the death of the 33-year-old was opened in Kent.

Inquiries as to her cause of death are still under way after an initial post-mortem examination was inconclusive, a coroner said.