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).

Inquests for this area are normally held at Archbishops Palace, 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, Cantium House, Sandling Road, Maidstone, ME14 1XD.

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
Inquest8 June 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneKeith Rogers4904 August 2021Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest12 June 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneMartin Grzempczak6923 January 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest12 June 202310:30amCounty Hall, MaidstoneRobert Griffin2118 February 2023Folkestone
Inquest12 June 202311amCounty Hall, MaidstoneSusan Orchard8116 May 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest12 June 202312pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneMichael Dickerson8324 March 2023Ashford
Treasure12 June 202312:30pmCounty Hall, Maidstone2021 T624 Medieval Gold MountN/AN/ACentral and South East Kent
Inquest14 June 202311amCounty Hall, MaidstoneAlan Tester7410 May 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest14 June 202311:30amCounty Hall, MaidstoneDarrell Smith596 May 2023Folkestone
Inquest15 June 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneBrian Simpson7318 September 2022Folkestone
Inquest16 June 202310:30amCounty Hall, MaidstoneSamantha Mulcahy324 July 2018William Harvey Hospital
Inquest16 June 202310:30amCounty Hall, MaidstoneKimberley Sampson2922 May 2018Kings College Hospital
Inquest16 June 202310:30amCounty Hall, MaidstoneGlenn Pimm3423 October 2022William Harvey Hospital
Inquest20 June 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneMegan Williams405 May 2022Folkestone
Inquest23 June 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneDarren Swaden5518 April 2022Pluckley
Inquest30 June 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneAllen Newing6818 January 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest3 July 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstonePatricia Smith8224 April 2023William Harvey Hospital
Pre inquest review3 July 202311amCounty Hall, MaidstoneAlan Brighty7128 February 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest3 July 202312:30pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneTimothy Waters6911 May 2023Kings College Hospital
Inquest3 July 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneTrevor Kent839 May 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest4 July 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneDerek Bidewell8611 April 2022Surrey
Pre inquest review7 July 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneRoy Woods5911 April 2023Ashford
Inquest7 July 202311amCounty Hall, MaidstonePeter Rowe5028 November 2022Folkestone
Inquest7 July 202311amCounty Hall, MaidstoneNicholas Wallace5928 November 2022Folkestone
Inquest7 July 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneHarry Chainey931 February 2023Romney Marsh
Inquest10 July 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneSher Jung Gurung7924 April 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest17 to 19 July 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneElisha Nazareth2622 October 2022Folkestone
Inquest17 July 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstonePamela Hogan8629 December 2022William Harvey Hospital
Inquest17 July 202311amCounty Hall, MaidstoneUnknown Male 48846526Unknown3 April 2023Ashford
Inquest17 July 202311:30amCounty Hall, MaidstoneElizabeth Rosand438 May 2023Ashford
Inquest17 July 202312pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneKatherine Campbell-Hill4320 May 2023St Margarets Bay
Inquest17 July 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneSally Elwood7926 March 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest21 July 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneMadeline March8017 January 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest21 July 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneJacqueline Margeson8118 January 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest26 July 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneMichael Brown6219 June 2022William Harvey Hospital
Inquest28 July 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneJohn Butterworth3013 February 2023Dover
Inquest28 July 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneStefan Hayles3013 February 2023Dover
Inquest28 July 202312pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneBrian Reynard9012 May 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest31 July 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneAlfred Chambers8506 November 2022William Harvey Hospital
Inquest31 July 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneLindsay Bennett722 April 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest31 July 20232:30pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneEgidijus Urbietis5215 May 2023Ashford
Inquest14 August 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneBarbara Moeller6628 March 2023Whitstable
Inquest14 August 202311amCounty Hall, MaidstoneRicky Lowes3613 May 2023Dover
Inquest14 August 202312pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneBarry Lall5715 May 2023Ashford
Inquest29 August 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneAmanda Akkaya-Parke3227 February 2023Whitstable