Germanwings disaster: Wolverhampton victim's widow tells of struggle to cope with tragedy
The widow of the Wolverhampton man killed in the Germanwings plane disaster has told of the family's continuing struggle to cope with the tragedy.
Mrs Sharon Matthews, mother of two, said: "We are just trying to come to terms with what has happened."
She spoke after the opening of the inquest of her husband Martyn.
The 55-year-old worked as a senior quality control manager at Tipton-based HUF UK.
He was among 150 people killed when co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, aged 27, deliberately flew Flight 4U 9525 into a mountain in the French Alps on March 24. The flight had left Barcelona bound for Dusseldorf.
He died from multiple injuries. The inquest opened at Smethwick Council House yesterday and was adjourned until a pre-inquest review set for September 14.
Black Country Coroner Mr Zafar Siddique said: "I will then decide whether to suspend the inquest pending the outcome of the French inquiry."
