Christchurch attack inquiry: coroner declines to remove lawyer after request from families

Senior lawyer assisting coroner will not cross-examine police witnesses after bereaved families objected to her law firm's work with the police The coroner leading an inquiry into the 2019 terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques has ruled a senior lawyer assisting her investigation will not cross-examine police witnesses or give advice on officers' conduct, after bereaved families called for her removal over her law firm's close work with the police. But coroner Brigitte Windley said in a r...