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AT LEAST 25 witnesses will be called during the November 10 inquest into the death of I’Akobi Maloney.

Maloney’s death is one of two fatal incidents grabbing national attention that will be heard by the Coroner’s Court next month.

The other is the July 29, 2007 Joes River bus tragedy which will begin on November 17.

In Maloney’s case Coroner Faith Marshall-Harris is set to examine the deceased’s close relatives and his former co-workers at the Arawak Cement Plant and other witnesses deemed necessary by court as it probes the circumstances leading to the death.

Maloney, 23, died on June 17 this year at Landlocks near Cove Bay, St Lucy. The former island exhibitioner has been the centre of much public debate since, according to police reports, he jumped off a cliff.

The public outcry has been such that it came up in the House of Assembly yesterday and prompted a response from the Attorney-General.

Section 14 of the Coroner’s Act states that the coroner “shall inquire when, where and after what manner the deceased person came to his death and also whether any person is criminally concerned in the cause of the death”. (AC)

Tags: Arawak Cement Plant, Attorney-General, Coroner, Coroner's Act, Faith Marshall-Harris, House of Assembly, inquest, Landlocks

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