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05/09/2012
Inquest Hears Lawyer Killed By Half-Tonne Window Frame
An inquest has heard how a lawyer was killed in central London when a half-tonne wooden window frame toppled on to her as she walked in the street.
44-year-old Amanda Telfer, who also acted as a volunteer investigator for a charity helping Guantánamo Bay inmates and people facing the death penalty around the world, died after the 13ft x 13ft window fell on her as she walked past.
The frame, which had been propped up against a wall, pinned her to the ground in Hanover Street, off Regent Street, the hearing at Westminster coroner's court was told.
Members of the public lifted the frame off her and tried to resuscitate her, before paramedics arrived.
But Telfer was pronounced dead shortly after 11.57am last Thursday.
The coroner, Dr Fiona Wilcox, opened and adjourned the inquest to allow the Metropolitan police and Health and Safety Executive to continue their investigation.
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44-year-old Amanda Telfer, who also acted as a volunteer investigator for a charity helping Guantánamo Bay inmates and people facing the death penalty around the world, died after the 13ft x 13ft window fell on her as she walked past.
The frame, which had been propped up against a wall, pinned her to the ground in Hanover Street, off Regent Street, the hearing at Westminster coroner's court was told.
Members of the public lifted the frame off her and tried to resuscitate her, before paramedics arrived.
But Telfer was pronounced dead shortly after 11.57am last Thursday.
The coroner, Dr Fiona Wilcox, opened and adjourned the inquest to allow the Metropolitan police and Health and Safety Executive to continue their investigation.
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