The High Court have today ordered that the Inquest in relation to the death of Carl Bibby (heard between 12th and 22nd February 2018) be quashed and there be a fresh Inquest into his death.

Carl Bibby fell ill in the night of 27/28 July 2009 at his flat in Kirkby.  An ambulance was called but there was admitted delay in the response of North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust.  Merseyside Police were present and there was a period of restraint.  During the delay in the ambulance arriving, Carl suffered cardiac arrest and died.  He was only 38.

At the Inquest, the Coroner did not leave the ambulance delay to the jury as a causative issue.  The High Court have ruled that the issue of the causative effect of North West Ambulance Service’s delay in attending to Carl should have been left to the jury.  

The family of Carl Bibby are represented by INQUEST Lawyer's Group members Leanne Devine of Broudie Jackson Canter and Ifeanyi Odogwu of Garden Court Chambers.

A member of the Inquests & Inquiries team at Broudie Jackson Canter, said:

It is almost 10 years since Carl died and his family continue to fight for a full and rigorous investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.  We hope that the fresh Inquest will provide the family with the answers to many questions they have surrounding Carl’s death.