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Inquest into Grandmother's Rabies Death Adjourned Amid Witness Delay
3/2/2026
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- An inquest into the death of Yvonne Ford, a Barnsley grandmother, has been adjourned after a witness was stranded abroad amid turmoil.
- Ford contracted rabies after a puppy scratch in Morocco and died in June 2025.
- Marilyn Whittle, assistant coroner, hopes the hospital consultant witness stuck in Bali returns to the UK by Wednesday.
- The inquest in Sheffield was originally scheduled Monday to Thursday.