Coroner transfers Alice Gross case after his confidential file blunder

The inquest into the death of schoolgirl Alice Gross has been transferred to a different Coroner following a major blunder in which sensitive documents from the case were left on a train.

An ITV News London investigation has discovered the inquest will now be held at Westminster Coroner's Court.

The move was requested by the previous Coroner, Chinyere Inyama, after he came under fierce criticism for taking documents out of his office and leaving them on a train.

The Ministry of Justice launched an investigation into the Senior Coroner for West London after the blunder came to light.

Police tried to trace the paperwork, which is believed to have contained evidence against the prime suspect, Arnis Zalkalns, but decided it had probably been "destroyed as waste".

Mr Inyama is also under fire for delays to inquests and issuing death certificates to grieving families. In the worst example a family waited three years. In a statement issued today, the Chief Coroner confirmed the latest development. He said:

Mr Inyama lost the file in November 2014, a month after the 14 year old's body was discovered in the River Brent. But her family only found out when details were revealed in the media in July this year. At the time they were said to be furious that they had not been told immediately.

A source told ITV News London the inquest has been moved to Westminster Coroner's Court because "the family has lost confidence in the Chinyere Inyama".

In a statement issued today, the family made a point of saying how much they were looking forward to working with a new Coroner. They said:

Former Attorney General and MP for Beaconsfield Dominic Grieve was so concerned at the length of time one of his constituents had been waiting for a full death certificate he raised the issue with the Ministry of JusticeAlice's body was found in the River Brent last summer after Zalkalns killed her in a sexually-motivated attack.