Kit Carson died of traumatic brain injury, inquest hears

Fatal car crash happened just before former football coach’s sexual abuse trial was to begin

A former youth football coach and scout whose car crashed into a tree on the day he was due to go on trial over historical sexual abuse charges died of a traumatic brain injury, an inquest has heard.

Michael “Kit” Carson, 75, had denied 12 counts of indecent assault and one of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. The allegations involved 11 boys under the age of 16, covering the period between 1978 and 2009.

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