Linda Norgrove died during a rescue attempt An inquest into the death of kidnapped aid worker Linda Norgrove is due to open later.
The 36-year-old Scot died on 8 October, nearly two weeks after being taken captive in Afghanistan.
It was first thought that she was killed by her captors during a US rescue mission. But, it now appears she was fatally injured by a US grenade.
Wiltshire and Swindon Coroner David Ridley is expected to adjourn the hearing soon after it begins.
Miss Norgrove’s remains were flown back to RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire last week and the inquest into her death is being held at the nearest coroner’s court at Salisbury.
Once the inquest has been opened and adjourned it will allow Miss Norgrove’s body to be released to her family for a funeral.
The special service is due to take place on Tuesday 26 October at Uig Community Centre on the Isle of Lewis.
At the time of her death, Miss Norgrove was working for American-based aid organisation, Development Alternatives Inc (DAI).
She was kidnapped on 26 September while looking into the development of agricultural projects in the east of Afghanistan.
Based in Jalalabad, she had supervised reconstruction programmes funded by the US government.
She was abducted by insurgents as she travelled in a convoy of two vehicles.
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