Experts Demand Judicial Inquest Into Giuffre's Death, Not Internal Police Review

Sixteen experts called for a formal coronial inquest into Virginia Giuffre's suicide, arguing an internal police review lacks independence and legal teeth. A coronial inquest would compel evidence and witnesses, examine cause and manner of death, and issue binding recommendations. An internal review, by contrast, is self-directed and carries no statutory force. The distinction matters: whether WA Police met any duty of care toward Giuffre remains unanswered without independent judicial scrutiny.