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Inquest to open over deaths of patients treated by breast surgeon Ian Paterson

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Inquest to open over deaths of patients treated by breast surgeon Ian Paterson

Inquest to open over deaths of patients treated by breast surgeon Ian Paterson

One of UK’s largest ever inquests to begin at Birmingham and Solihull coroner’s court with cases of 62 people

When Stuart Coyne received a letter to say his wife’s death, now 16 years ago, was being investigated to see if she had died unnecessarily after being operated on by the disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson, he was taken aback.

“It was a shock; it came out of the blue. When Catherine died, we all thought that she’d had the best treatment for the breast cancer that she had,” said Coyne, 70, who lives in Solihull. “Now, of course, it raises that question – would she still be here today?”

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