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Inquest Opens Into Death of Man at Peak District Summer Solstice Event
The coroner has not yet received a full post-mortem report and has suspended the inquest until criminal proceedings end.
On Monday, July 27, Area Coroner Susan Evans opened an inquest into the death of Isaac Clare-Watts, 26, who was found dead on June 22 at the Nine Ladies Stone Circle in Stanton Lees, Peak District.
Derbyshire Police charged Szymon Babynko, 23, with murder following the discovery at a summer solstice gathering. The Polish national, of Commonwealth Way, London, remains in custody pending trial.
Evans confirmed she has not yet received the post-mortem report and subsequently suspended the inquest. Proceedings are paused while the criminal case against Babynko continues.
Babynko faces an additional charge of attempted murder regarding an incident on June 25 in Hady Lane, Chesterfield. He is scheduled to appear at Derby Crown Court on September 25.
Clare-Watts was allegedly killed "in the most brutal way" at a site English Heritage states is "traditionally believed to depict nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.