The police investigation into the loss of life of former Arsenal academy participant Billy Vigar is ongoing, a coroner’s courtroom has heard.
Vigar died from a “vital mind damage” in September 2025, 5 days after colliding with a concrete wall surrounding a pitch whereas taking part in for Chichester Metropolis at Wingate and Finchley’s stadium.
His dad and mom, Keith and Camilla, advised BBC Sport on the one-year anniversary that “the FA might have stopped Billy shedding his life as a result of that they had so many warnings”.
Det Supt Colin Chandler, from the Metropolitan Police, advised a pre-inquest overview listening to that he anticipated he would wish one other “two to a few months” on his investigation.
He didn’t present particulars on the traces of enquiry that the police are exploring.
BBC Sport has contacted the Met for remark.
Vigar’s dad and mom have been current for the listening to at Barnet Coroner’s Courtroom on Thursday, as have been representatives from the Soccer Affiliation and Barnet Council.
Former Tub Metropolis participant Alex Fletcher, who fractured his cranium when colliding with concrete boundaries subsequent to the membership’s pitch in 2022, was additionally current, as was one other consultant from the PFA.
Camilla Vigar advised senior coroner Andrew Walker: “I do not perceive how the FA waited for Billy to die earlier than they actioned something when there was a lot warning beforehand.
“Ben Hiscox dying in 2015. Alex had his huge accident in 2022. The investigation they did after that highlighted about 160 high-risk golf equipment. Wingate was considered one of them. They did nothing.”
Keith Vigar spoke in the course of the listening to to lift an “difficulty with Barnet not being an celebration” within the case.
“Personally I do not fairly perceive how the investigation carried out on the soccer membership, Wingate and Finchley… I see it as a little bit of a battle of curiosity that Barnet because the native authority carried out that investigation. It looks like they’re marking their very own homework,” he stated.
An additional listening to has been scheduled for 10 February.