Inquest into Maddy Cusack’s death adjourned again after new documents lodged

<ul><li><p>Inquest to restart on 7 December, coroner says</p></li><li><p>Sheffield United midfielder died in 2023, aged 27</p></li></ul><p>An inquest into the death of the Sheffield United midfielder Maddy Cusack has been adjourned again, nearly three years after she died on 20 September 2023, aged 27. The coroner told the court the inquest would restart on 7 December and apologised to the family. She expects three days of evidence will be needed.</p><p>The hearing, which began on 29 June and has heard eight full days of evidence, had been scheduled to conclude listening to evidence on Friday before the coroner would return to Chesterfield coroner’s court to deliver her conclusions on 27 July, but on Thursday it was confirmed the proceedings had been delayed. It is understood this relates to additional documents having been lodged.</p><p><em>In the UK and Ireland, <a href="https://www.samaritans.org/">Samaritans</a> can be contacted on freephone 116 123. In the US, you can call or text the <a href="https://988lifeline.org/">National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</a> on 988, chat on <a href="https://988lifeline.org/chat/">988lifeline.org</a>, or <a href="https://www.crisistextline.org/">text HOME</a> to 741741 to connect with a crisis counsellor. In Australia, the crisis support service <a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/">Lifeline</a> is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at <a href="http://www.befrienders.org/">befrienders.org</a></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/09/inquest-into-maddy-cusack-death-adjourned-again-new-documents">Continue reading...</a>