AN INQUEST into the deaths of those killed in the July 7 London bombings - including Walthamstow man Christian Small - has begun today.

The hearing, which is expected to last five months, will examine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the 52 people in the 2005 attacks and explore whether they could have been prevented.

Among the dead was 28-year-old Mr Small, also known as Njoya, who was a marketing executive and talented athlete.

He died on his way to work when Germaine Lindsay detonated a bomb on a Piccadilly Line train just outside Russell Square.

Many families, including Mr Small's mother Sheila Henry, have called for a full inquiry into what happened.

The inquest, at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, is also expected to hear evidence which has never been previously released to the public.

A book by Mr Small, called Wake Up and Smell the Fufu, was published posthumously in his memory.

An African educational charity, the Njoya Foundation, was also established in his memory.

Visit www.njoyafoundation.org.uk for more information.

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