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| Russell Joslin BBC inquiry: External person to oversee investigation | Russell Joslin BBC inquiry: External person to oversee investigation |
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| The BBC says an external person will be appointed to oversee an inquiry into how complaints made by a journalist who apparently killed himself were handled. | The BBC says an external person will be appointed to oversee an inquiry into how complaints made by a journalist who apparently killed himself were handled. |
| Russell Joslin, 50, a reporter for BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, died in hospital on 22 October. | Russell Joslin, 50, a reporter for BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, died in hospital on 22 October. |
| His family had called for an inquiry into allegations by the reporter that he was sexually harassed by a female colleague. | |
| Police are looking into the case as a matter of routine. | |
| The BBC said the person chosen to head the inquiry would be named later. | The BBC said the person chosen to head the inquiry would be named later. |
| Mr Joslin's family confirmed police were looking into the circumstances of his death. | |
| However, Warwickshire Police said this was "normal practice in these matters" and any investigation would be led by the coroner conducting the inquest into his death. | |
| On Thursday, Mr Joslin's father Peter said his son, who had mental health problems over the past six months, should have received more help from BBC managers. | |
| Emergency patient | |
| He had been off sick from work for several months and had recently returned to work two days a week. | |
| His family said the complaints Mr Joslin relating to the former colleague, dated back to 2007. | |
| Mr Joslin was hit by a bus on the morning of 19 October and was admitted to Warwick Hospital and then to nearby St Michael's psychiatric hospital. | |
| He was later re-admitted to Warwick Hospital as an emergency patient. He died there on Monday afternoon. | |
| A post-mortem examination found Mr Joslin died from asphyxiation. |