Published Date:
17 April 2009
Chief reporter
The coroner sitting in the case of the deaths of 10 elderly patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital today told a jury he would accept a majority verdict from them.
Shortly before they retired to consider their verdicts for the second day, Andrew Bradley told the five women and three men on the panel:
'Until now I wanted your decision to be unanimous.
'As of day two I will accept a majority decision - verdicts on which six of you must agree.'
The jury has to decide on a cause of death for each of the 10 and whether large doses of strong painkillers contributed to their deaths.
All 10 died on Dryad ward at the Bury Road hospital between 1996 and 1999.
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Last Updated:
17 April 2009 10:21 AM
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Source:
The News
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Location:
Portsmouth
