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| Inquest over m-way death family | Inquest over m-way death family |
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| The inquest into the deaths of a family of six in a five-vehicle pile-up on the M6 has been opened and adjourned. | The inquest into the deaths of a family of six in a five-vehicle pile-up on the M6 has been opened and adjourned. |
| The Stathams, from Llandudno, were on their way home from visiting family in Birmingham when their car collided with a Portuguese lorry and caught fire. | The Stathams, from Llandudno, were on their way home from visiting family in Birmingham when their car collided with a Portuguese lorry and caught fire. |
| The coroner heard they were so badly burned police could not tell how many people had been in the people carrier. | The coroner heard they were so badly burned police could not tell how many people had been in the people carrier. |
| He adjourned the inquest due to ongoing investigations into the Portuguese lorry driver charged over their deaths. | He adjourned the inquest due to ongoing investigations into the Portuguese lorry driver charged over their deaths. |
| As a result of the severity of the impact and the fire damage it was impossible to tell how many people were in the vehicle Sgt David Cox of Cheshire Police | As a result of the severity of the impact and the fire damage it was impossible to tell how many people were in the vehicle Sgt David Cox of Cheshire Police |
| Coroner Nicholas Rheinberg heard David Statham, 38, his wife Michelle, 33, and their four children, Reece, 13, Jay, nine, Mason, 20 months and 10-week-old Ellouise, had been visiting the children's grandparents. | |
| Sergeant David Cox, of Cheshire Police, attended the crash scene and told the inquest earlier: "As a result of the severity of the impact and the fire damage it was impossible to tell how many people were in the vehicle." | Sergeant David Cox, of Cheshire Police, attended the crash scene and told the inquest earlier: "As a result of the severity of the impact and the fire damage it was impossible to tell how many people were in the vehicle." |
| The grandparents described the position the family members were sitting in the car when they waved them off and that was how police initially identified the bodies, the inquest at Warrington Town Hall heard. | The grandparents described the position the family members were sitting in the car when they waved them off and that was how police initially identified the bodies, the inquest at Warrington Town Hall heard. |
| The bodies were later formally identified through their dental records. | The bodies were later formally identified through their dental records. |
| Dangerous driving | Dangerous driving |
| A pathologist report said Mr Statham died from chest and abdominal injuries while the rest of his family died from severe head injuries. | A pathologist report said Mr Statham died from chest and abdominal injuries while the rest of his family died from severe head injuries. |
| Police investigations into the crash are still ongoing and Sgt Cox has repeated his appeal for witnesses to come forward. | Police investigations into the crash are still ongoing and Sgt Cox has repeated his appeal for witnesses to come forward. |
| Paulo Jorge Nogueira de Silva, 46, has been charged with six counts of causing death by dangerous driving. | Paulo Jorge Nogueira de Silva, 46, has been charged with six counts of causing death by dangerous driving. |
| He was remanded on bail and is due to appear at Chester Crown Court on 4 November, the day of the family's funeral in Llandudno. |
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