Five years on from Regan Tierney's tragic death, her family will finally get answers

The family of a young mum killed in murder-suicide five years ago are set to finally get answers from Greater Manchester Police and other agencies after it was confirmed her inquest will go ahead next month. Regan Tierney, 27, was found dead at her Salford home in June 2019. Her ex-partner Daniel Patten, 31, also found with critical injuries, died two days later in hospital.

During the course of their 10-year relationship, Regan was subjected to coercive and controlling behaviour, intimidation, verbal abuse, physical violence and threats. Police investigating at the time said they were treating the deaths as a murder-suicide.

At a hearing days after the five-year anniversary of Regan's death, representatives for the family said it was 'a very raw and upsetting' time. Her loved ones have previously criticised lengthy delays in the coronial proceedings.

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Speaking at Bolton Coroners' Court on Friday (June 7), the family's lawyer Emma-Louise Fenelon said: "It was Regan's five year anniversary this past Wednesday. This remains a very raw and upsetting time for the family." She highlighted that it was the seventh pre-inquest review since proceedings began in June 2019.

The hearing saw representatives from the family, Greater Manchester Police, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), the Northern Care Alliance and Integrated Care Board, and Royal Bolton Hospital gather ahead of the full inquest on July 11.

A 2022 Domestic Homicide Review commissioned by Salford Community Safety Partnership found that just days before her death, Regan made a phone call to police reporting that her partner Patten had threatened to 'put her