A FULL inquest into the death of businessman Guy Hedger will not be held until at least the end of November.
Mr Hedger, 61, a former marketing director at LV=, died of gunshot wounds to the torso after an incident at his home in Castlewood, Ringwood, in the early hours of Sunday April 30.
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Dorset coroner Rachael Griffin opened the inquest on May 8 and held a pre-inquest review yesterday.
She said she has received an update from police investigating Mr Hedger's death and that a trial is due to take place in November.
Mrs Griffin requested that an update be provided to the coroner's court by November 28 and said the inquest is adjourned to await the outcome of court proceedings.
Kevin Downton, 40, from Winterborne Stickland near Blandford, 41-year-old Jason Baccus and 44-year-old Scott Keeping, both of Verney Close, Bournemouth, are all charged with murder. They are due to appear at Winchester Crown Court tomorrow.
A 39-year-old Bournemouth man, 40-year-old Bournemouth woman and 45-year-old Poole man previously arrested in relation to the incident have been released under investigation.
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