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Graphic details of the fatal injuries suffered by the victims of the 7 July 2005 London bombings have been sent to their relatives. Details of the fatal injuries suffered by victims of the 7 July 2005 London attacks were sent to their relatives, even though some asked not to see them.
The post-mortem examination reports were sent out on behalf of the coroner, despite the fact that some families had not asked to see them. The post-mortem examination reports were sent out on behalf of the coroner.
One bereaved parent told the BBC he thought the coroner had shown poor judgement and should be replaced.One bereaved parent told the BBC he thought the coroner had shown poor judgement and should be replaced.
A date for the inquest on the victims has still not been set. The coroner's office said some families had asked to see the reports and that "adequate precautions" were taken so they could choose whether to open them.
A spokeswoman for Dr Andrew Reid said: "Dr Reid and the coroner's officers have always tried to treat all families involved equally and felt they had taken adequate precautions to allow those who had received the information the choice of whether or not they wished to view it."
'Sheer coldness'
Graham Foulkes, whose 22-year-old son David was killed in the bombings, told the Daily Mail newspaper the coroner's actions showed he was "not a fit and proper person to carry out the inquests into such a delicate matter".
He later told BBC Radio 5Live he was struck by the "sheer coldness" of the unsolicited letter.
"It was my wife's birthday, a plain brown envelope, no logo on it, no official recognition that it was an official letter, just came through the post, handwritten, hand addressed," Mr Foulkes said.
This is never going to be easy for those who have lost loved ones Spokeswoman for Dr Andrew Reid
"We opened it and there was just a letter signed by an administrator in the coroner's office saying, 'Enclosed is a copy of the post-mortem report for your records'."
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said it was protocol for post-mortem reports only to be sent to families who requested them.
"It is certainly not the intention of coroner Dr Andrew Reid or the Ministry of Justice to add to the distress of bereaved families," he said.
"Coroners always try to ensure post-mortem reports are released in a sensitive manner."
Dr Reid's spokeswoman said: "This is never going to be easy for those who have lost loved ones.
"Any family member who feels they require an explanation about the actions taken, and why the court sent the reports, should contact Dr Reid immediately."
A date for the inquest into the 7 July deaths has still not been set.