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The Independent UK
Sophie Robinson

Maddy Cusack ‘would still be alive if coach had not joined Sheffield United’, inquest told

Former Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack died in September 2020 - (Nick Potts/PA)

Former Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack would still be alive if the coach of the women’s team had not been employed by the club, her mother has told an inquest.

Chesterfield Coroner’s Court heard that 27-year-old Ms Cusack was found unresponsive at her home address in Horsley, Derbyshire, on September 20 2023 after her manager Jonathan Morgan made comments about her weight and relationship to “cut her down to size”.

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