Update on airshow crash inquests
Senior coroner Penelope Schofield said police have informed her that progress has been made in the investigation and told her a further update would be given to her by the end of November.
Eleven men died in the airshow crash in August, 2015.
Ms Schofield said: “In accordance with the Direction given at the Pre Inquest Review Hearing on 20 June 2017 Sussex Police have provided me with an update on their ongoing investigation on 29 September 2017.
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Hide Ad“Whilst progress is being made, there is no further information to be given out at this time and a further update will be provided to me on 30 November 2017.
“The families of the deceased are being kept informed.”
Ms Schofield added the full inquest was still set to be heard in September, 2018.
A third pre-inquest review will take place on Wednesday, January 24, at Crawley Coroner’s Court.
Ms Schofield said the inquest may have to be suspended if the CPS decides to bring criminal charges.
The mem who died in the air crash were:
Maurice Rex Abrahams, 76, from Brighton
Dylan Archer, 42, from Brighton
Anthony David Brightwell, 53, from Hove
Matthew Grimstone, 23, from Brighton
Matthew Wesley Jones, 24, from Littlehampton
James Graham Mallinson, 72, from Newick
Daniele Gaetano Polito, 23, from Goring
Mark Alexander Reeves, 53, from Seaford
Jacob Henry Schilt, 23, from Brighton
Richard Jonathan Smith, 26, from Hove
Mark James Trussler, 54, from Worthing
They were killed when a Hawker Hunter jet crashed during a display at the Shoreham Airshow on Saturday, August 22, 2015.