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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Stephanie Convery

AFL player Shane Tuck’s widow withdraws from inquest, citing ‘grave concerns’ about its scope

Shane Tuck plays for the Richmond Tigers in 2006
AFL player Shane Tuck in 2006. His widow has withdrawn from the inquest into his death. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

The widow of the former AFL player Shane Tuck has told a coroner she will no longer take part in the inquest into her husband’s death, citing “grave concerns” about the scope of the inquiry and its ability to deliver “a just outcome”.

Katherine Tuck’s lawyer Greg Griffin wrote to the Victorian coroner’s court on Wednesday to notify it of Tuck’s immediate withdrawal from any involvement in the investigation, saying she considered “further involvement in the matter to be an arid exercise”.

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