{"id":295890,"date":"2023-10-11T16:11:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295890"},"modified":"2023-10-11T16:11:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:11:16","slug":"inquest-into-the-death-of-maddy-cusack-has-been-opened-and-adjourned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/inquest-into-the-death-of-maddy-cusack-has-been-opened-and-adjourned\/","title":{"rendered":"Inquest into the death of Maddy Cusack has been opened and adjourned"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Inquest into the death of Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack is adjourned for six weeks as coroner awaits further details over the cause of her death<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maddy Cusack passed away in September as Sheffield United&#8217;s vice-captain\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>An inquest into her death has been adjourned as the coroner awaits more details\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An inquest into the death of Sheffield United Women&#8217;s player Maddy Cusack has been opened and adjourned as a coroner awaits further details about the cause of her death.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Cusack died at the age of 27 at her home address in Derbyshire on September 20. At the time, Derbyshire Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding her death.<\/p>\n<p>An inquest into the footballer&#8217;s death was opened at Derby Coroner&#8217;s Court on Wednesday and was adjourned after a short hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant coroner Louise Pinder said Ms Cusack&#8217;s death was reported to Chesterfield Coroner&#8217;s Court by police on September 21.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Pinder said Ms Cusack, who also worked in Sheffield United&#8217;s commercial department as a marketing executive, had been formally identified after her death by her father David.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/14\/75782605-12619195-Sheffield_United_paid_tribute_to_Maddy_Cusack_ahead_of_their_cla-a-1_1697031605207.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An inquest into the death of Sheffield United Women&#8217;s player Maddy Cusack has been opened and adjourned\u00a0as a coroner awaits further details<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/14\/75782603-12619195-A_flag_with_the_club_s_crest_on_was_lowered_to_half_mast_out_of_-a-11_1697032190040.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cusack joined Sheffield United when they were half-way through their first season in the Barclays Women&#8217;s Championship in 2019<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>She had died at her home address in Lady Lea Road, Horsley.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Pinder told the hearing on Wednesday, which was only attended by members of the press, that the cause of her death was yet to be ascertained.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;We are awaiting a police file and the medical cause of death, therefore I am adjourning the inquest for six weeks for further review then the inquest can be listed in due course.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Cusack was the Blades&#8217; longest-serving female player and the first to reach 100 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>In a tribute posted on the club&#8217;s official website on September 21 announcing the news of her death, Sheffield United chief executive Stephen Bettis said: &#8216;This is heart-breaking news for everyone at Bramall Lane.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Maddy had a unique position of being part of a number of teams at Sheffield United and was popular with everyone that she came into contact with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Her personality and professionalism made her a credit to her family &#8211; she will be sadly missed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;While taking in the news and moving forward, the club will offer as much support as possible to Maddy&#8217;s family, friends and colleagues.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12619195\/Inquest-death-Sheffield-United-Womens-player-Maddy-Cusack-opened-adjourned-coroner-awaits-details-cause-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inquest into the death of Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack is adjourned for six weeks as coroner awaits further details <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295889,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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