“…ir death. That expansion is necessary in order for the state to comply with its investigative obligation under Article 2: R (Middleton) v West Somerset Coroner [2004] UKHL 10, [2004] 2 AC 182 and R (Hurst) v London Northern District Coroner [2007] 2 AC 189. The approach in Middleton and Hurst was given statutory effect by s 5(2) of …”
“…ecretary of State for the Home Department [2003] UKHL 51, [2004] 1 AC 653 and (in particular for present purposes) R (Middleton) v HM Coroner for West Somerset [2004] UKHL 10, [2004] 2 AC 182, has thus been given a statutory imprimatur.…”