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image captionThe families of Cliff Houghton, Dulcie Middleton, Brian Cunningham and Eva Page are calling for new inquests
More than 15,000 death certificates are being examined by police investigating the deaths of patients at a hospital.
An inquiry found 456 patients died after being given opiates at Gosport War Memorial Hospital between 1987 and 2001, but no charges have been brought.
An independent investigation, led by Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, is reviewing millions of pages of evidence.
About 150 detectives and staff are expected to be involved in the probe.
Police began the inquiry in 2019 into 700 deaths after the Gosport Independent Review Panel found there was a disregard for human life at the hospital in Hampshire.
Gosport hospital deaths: Families need Hillsborough-style inquests
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image captionThe families of Cliff Houghton, Dulcie Middleton, Brian Cunningham and Eva Page are calling for new inquests
Relatives of patients who died after receiving dangerous levels of painkillers at Gosport War Memorial Hospital have called for new inquests.
An inquiry found 456 patients died after being given opiate drugs at the hospital between 1987 and 2001, but no charges have ever been brought.
Four families told the BBC they have requested judge-led Hillsborough-style hearings with a jury.
The Attorney General s Office said it was reviewing the application.
image captionPam Byrne s stepfather Cliff Houghton died at the hospital in 1994