| Chinyere Inyama | |
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Born |
Nigeria |
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Office |
Coroner for West London since 2013 |
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Preceded by |
Alison Thompson |
Chinyere Inyama is the Coroner for West London. He broke the colour barrier on his appointment as the first-ever black coroner in British history.
Career[]
Nigerian-born Mr. Inyama, a naturalized Briton, was appointed as a coroner in 2011, thus making him the first black coroner in the UK, and in 2013 he was made Senior Coroner for the area of West London.
Controversy[]
In November of 2014, Mr. Inyama recently caused controversy regarding the Alice Gross murder case as he left a 30-page file containing sensitive police information on a train.
The following year, more controversy was courted as the West London Coroner's office spiralled into chaos, with court backlogs and delays in inquests causing distress for bereaved families.