like i said, they werent there - how can they have anything to add to the cause of death? they saw nothing, heard nothing etc
if a member of my family died in another country, 10 years ago, and i was at home at the time, and had had no calls or messages from them prior, i don't see what i could contribute to the case regarding the cause of their death, just because i am a relative, so i would also not wish to be called into court about it - because i have no evidence to give!
and especially if i had been over and over it many times already.
she died of injuries she received through a car crash - what can they add to that, that the doctors and coroners dont already know?
i take your point - that why should they appear to get special treatment, but i don't think they are - i don't think you are legally obliged to attend an inquest unless you are somehow involved in the case - merely being a relative does not make you involved
if perhaps it was believed they had some secret knowledge then i could understand calling them - but as far as we all know they don't
perhaps someone else can shed more light on this - i don't know the ins and out of this case so perhaps i am missing something that they have previously added.