Hearing hears how West Bromwich Albion fan suffered 'blunt force' prior to death in Bulgaria as date for full inquest set
A date has been set for the full inquest for a Staffordshire West Bromwich Albion fan nearly seven years after his death in police custody in Bulgaria.
A pre-inquest hearing at County Buildings in Stafford on Thursday (February 19) had revealed that witness statements and CCTV footage show that force was used prior to Rob Spray’s death, a national newspaper has reported.
Bulgarian officials reported at the time that Mr Spray, aged 32 of Heath Hayes in Staffordshire, had been initially found in a “helpless condition” before being taken to Pirogov hospital.
As reported in The Telegraph, a date for a full inquest has now been provisionally set for September following the reception of the translated witness statements and CCTV footage.
