Inquest into slurry pit deaths

The farm in Stapleford Tawney. Credit: ITV News Anglia

The inquest is due to open today into the deaths of two men who died after being trapped in a slurry pit at a farm in south Essex.

48 year old Paul Gray and 27 year old Craig Whipps died whilst emptying the pit at Albyns Farm in Stapleford Tawney last July.

The inquest is due to be held at Chelmsford Crown Court.