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Suzanne Greenaway, the coroner who oversaw the inquest into the death Amy Winehouse, has quit her job after being found not qualified to perform the task - and the inquest into the singer's death will be reheard next year.
Greenaway was appointed to her role as deputy assistant coroner by her husband Dr Andrew Reid, the former coroner for inner north London. Reid resigned earlier this month following disciplinary proceedings against him by the Office for Judicial Complaints, which found that he had not sufficiently checked that his wife was qualified for the role. Throughout Suzanne Greenaway's time as deputy assistant coroner she conducted 12 inquests in Camden.
Greenaway resigned in November after it surfaced that she did not have the necessary five years experience in the Law Society to carry out her position. The law states that either five years in the Law Society or five years as a qualified medical practitioner is necessary to carry out the role.
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Amy Winehouse's death was ruled as 'death by misadventure'
Amy Winehouse was found dead last July, aged 27. The singer had a history of alcohol and drug abuse, with the orginal inquest hearing that at the time of her death her blood alcohol content was five times the legal drink drive limit. At the original hearing last year Greenaway recorded Winehouse's death as 'death by misadventure.'
A spokesman for the Winehouse family told The Guardian:
"The family were happy with the way the original inquest was conducted and did not request it to be reheard. This seems to be a matter of procedure and the verdict is not expected to change."
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