Investigations and inquests in Central and South East Kent

This area covers the district council areas of Ashford, Canterbury (part), Dover (part), Folkestone and Hythe, Swale (part).

All inquests are held at Oakwood House, Maidstone unless stated otherwise.

The Senior Coroner for this area is Patricia Harding.

Contact Kent and Medway Coroner Service

Telephone: 03000 41 05 02 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Email: KentandMedwayCoroners@kent.gov.uk
Address: Coroner Service Team, Oakwood House, Oakwood Park, Maidstone, ME16 8AE

Inquests to be heard

The following listings are all provisional and may be subject to changes in date or time even at a late stage in proceedings. If you are intending to attend an inquest please check the listing the day before you are expecting the inquest to be heard for any revisions to time or date.

Inquests can also be listed at short notice and may not always appear on this page. If you are expecting an inquest to be listed and it does not appear on the page below please telephone or email general enquiries using the contact details above.

TypeDateTime Place of inquestNameAge Date of death Place of death
Inquest5 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneBetty Ticehurst9428 January 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest5 April 202411amOakwood House, MaidstonePatricia Frankham7823 January 2024William Harvey Hospital
Pre inquest review5 April 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDeborah Killeen5915 December 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest5 April 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Southern9619 October 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest9 April 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneVivienne O'Regan795 February 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest12 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneValerie Parry8821 February 2024Tenterden
Inquest12 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneWilliam Ryan9212 January 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest12 April 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneAntony Post7420 January 2024Ashford
Inquest12 April 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneNeal Andrew653 February 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest12 April 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCallum Slesser3221 August 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest15 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneLinda Davidson7623 December 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest15 April 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAshley Gaffney2930 December 2023Ashford
Inquest15 April 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneCarole Thompson7612 December 2023Folkestone
Inquest15 April 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJoyce Harper8819 March 2024Ashford
Inquest15 April 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Jones756 February 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest15 April 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneStuart Underwood685 November 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest19 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneRory White6126 July 2023William Harvey Hospital
Pre inquest review22 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneOliver Steeper9 Months29 September 2021Evelina Children's Hospital
Inquest22 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneSamantha Henworth472 August 2022William Harvey Hospital
Inquest22 April 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJulia Baldwin6230 November 2023Spain
Inquest22 April 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMandy Duncan589 December 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest24 to 26 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneAidan Wells-Hursey1 week17 September 2022William Harvey Hospital
Inquest29 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneAlfred Pickard7730 December 2023Ashford
Inquest29 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstonePhephia Mabuza2214 March 2023Dover
Inquest29 April 20241pmOakwood House, MaidstoneBarbara Buss7420 September 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest3 May 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneJeanie Meredith7225 January 2024William Harvey Hospital
Pre inquest review7 May 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Nash7725 October 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest10 May 202310amOakwood House, MaidstoneUpale Kaloshi217 June 2023Unknown
Inquest13 to 24 May 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneOliver Steeper9 Months29 September 2021Evelina Children's Hospital
Inquest31 May 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Keith3823 February 2024Ashford
Inquest31 May 20242:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLinda Shaw649 February 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest31 May 20243:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Lewis743 March 2024Folkestone
Inquest3 June 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneFreda  Wilkinson8929 November 2023King's College Hospital
Inquest3 June 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneBarrie Hinton736 March 2024Canterbury
Inquest3 June 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJill Haddock7929 December 2023Ashford
Inquest3 June 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneSiobhan Simmonds331 March 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest7 June 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Hayward8016 December 2023Ashford
Inquest10 June 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneBenjamin Taylor464 March 2024Cliffe
Inquest17 June 202410amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Dowsett7418 November 2023Dover
Inquest17 June 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneNazia Siddique2316 August 2023Canterbury
Inquest24 to 26 June 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneRyley Dray1613 June 2023Dover
Inquest8 July 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneChristopher Hounsell6122 December 2023King's College Hospital
Inquest12 August 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneRaymond Goldsack9123 February 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest13 September 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneKevin Goldsmith5429 February 2024A251