Alice Coroner Guilty of Misconduct

Chinyere Inyam left key evidence about murdered teenager on train

The original coroner who left important documents into the case of murdered Hanwell schoolgirl, Alice Gross, on a train has been found guilty of misconduct - but will remain in his job.

Chinyere Inyama, from West London Coroner’s Court, lost the 30-page police just over a month after the schoolgirl’s body was found in the River Brent in November 2014.

The 14-year-old disappearedl in August 2014 her body was found weighed down in the river on September 30. Arnis Zalkalns, the prime suspect in the case, was found hanged in Boston Manor Park on October 4, 2014

The file is believed to have contained information about Zalkalns.

An investigation was launched and police tried to trace the file, but it was thought to have been destroyed.

Officials said Mr Inyama would be "issued with advice" and would remain in his job after the incident. 

The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JICO) today published a statement regarding its investigation.

A JICO spokesman said: “Senior coroner Chinyere Inyama, senior coroner for West London has been subject to a conduct investigation after temporarily misplacing a police report in relation to a case before him.

“The Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor found that coroner Inyama’s failure to report the loss to the chief coroner at the time it occurred amounts to misconduct and have issued him with formal advice regarding the future handling of sensitive information.”

Alice’s inquest will take place at Westminster Coroner’s Court.

February 17th 2016