Police investigation into Vigar’s death ongoing

Vigar passed away from a “significant brain injury” in September 2025, 5 days after hitting a concrete wall surrounding a pitch while betting Chichester City at Wingate and Finchley’s arena.

His moms and dads, Keith and Camilla, informed BBC Sport on the 1 year anniversary that “the FA could have stopped Billy losing his life because they had so many warnings”

Performing Detective Sergeant Colin Chandler, from the Metropolitan Police, informed a pre-inquest evaluation hearing that he expected he would require another “two to three months” on his examination.

He did not supply information on the lines of query that the cops are checking out.

BBC Sport has actually gotten in touch with the Met for remark.

Vigar’s moms and dads existed for the hearing at Barnet Coroner’s Court on Thursday, as were agents from the Football Association and Barnet Council.

Previous Bath City gamer Alex Fletcher, who fractured his skull when hitting concrete barriers beside the club’s pitch in 2022, was likewise present, as was PFA representative Adam White.

Camilla Vigar informed senior coroner Andrew Walker: “I don’t understand how the FA waited for Billy to die before they actioned anything when there was so much warning beforehand.

“Ben Hiscox passing away in 2015. Alex had his huge mishap in 2022. The examination they did after that highlighted about 160 high-risk clubs. Wingate was among them. They not did anything.”

Keith Vigar spoke during the hearing to raise an “concern with Barnet not being an interested celebration” in the case.

“Personally I do not rather comprehend how the examination performed at the football club, Wingate and Finchley … I see it as a little a dispute of interest that Barnet as the regional authority performed that examination. It seems like they are marking their own research,” he stated.

A more hearing has actually been set up for 10 February.