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Investigations and inquests in North West Kent

This area covers the district council areas of Dartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling (part), Tunbridge Wells.

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

The Senior Coroner for this area is Roger Hatch.

Contact Kent and Medway Coroner Service

Call: 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 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 call or email general enquiries using the contact details above.

TypeDateTimePlace of inquestNameAge Date of death Place of death
Inquest10 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneEmily Tomkinson3712 June 2024Tonbridge
Inquest11 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Down5916 February 2025Gravesend
Inquest11 June 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneTerence Edwards9023 February 2025Cranbrook
Inquest11 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Barker395 February 2025Greenhithe
Inquest11 June 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMatthew Howell4723 October 2024Tunbridge Wells
Inquest18 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneSarah Stevens549 March 2025Sevenoaks
Inquest18 June 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJesse Kay5614 December 2024Gravesend
Inquest23 to 26 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Shimwell5331 May 2024Kings College Hospital
Inquest2 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDerek Geer8714 March 2025Sevenoaks
Inquest2 July 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMara Pula544 January 2025Darent Valley Hospital
Inquest2 July 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLawrence Brown9328 April 2025Dartford
Inquest9 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJoan Dawson902 March 2025Darent Valley Hospital
Inquest9 July 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Harding9617 March 2025Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Inquest9 July 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDaphne Burden831 May 2025Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Inquest16 July 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneChristine Bacon719 May 2025Gravesend
Inquest16 July 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneCarolyn Checksfield577 May 2025King's College Hospital
Inquest16 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePamela Gibbons7712 March 2025Greenhithe
Inquest16 July 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneTimothy Davis866 May 2025Hospice in the Weald
Inquest16 July 20252pmOakwood House, Maidstone Emma Tinpeloo4228 March 2025Gravesend
Inquest16 July 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Ottoway7118 March 2025Sevenoaks
Inquest23 July 202510:30amOakwood House, Maidstone Adegboye Mukaila3523 March 2024Darent Valley Hospital
Inquest 30 July 202510:30amOakwood House, Maidstone Marc Woollett5019 January 2025Tonbridge
Inquest30 July 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJames King3926 January 2025Sevenoaks
Pre inquest review30 July 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCarole Farley8030 January 2025Darent Valley Hospital
Inquest6 August 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneCharles Ghosh2215 November 2024Tunbridge Wells
Inquest13 August 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJack Holden3215 August 2024Northfleet
Inquest13 August 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJason Wood5320 January 2025Longfield
Inquest13 August 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKathryn Grewal5419 January 2025Dartford
Inquest20 August 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneBradly Ward5814 January 2025Cranbrook
Inquest20 August 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneWayne Parchment612 May 2025Dartford
Inquest20 August 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneBrendan Hyland488 May 2025Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Inquest27 August 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJack Priebe6522 December 2024Dartford
Inquest27 August 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneSarah Smith541 January 2025Cowden
Inquest3 September 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneStuart Donald Post4015 March 2025Dartford
Inquest3 September 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMarie Busbridge876 May 2025Darent Valley Hospital
Inquest3 September 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneNorman Scott7021 May 2025Gravesend
Inquest3 September 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLaura Osler916 May 2025Hospice in the Weald
Inquest10 September 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMark Shields6019 May 2025Dartford
Inquest10 September 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDaphne Beard8321 May 2025Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Inquest10 September 20252:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneEric Hellyer9024 May 2025Paddock Wood
Inquest17 September 202510amOakwood House, Maidstone Lisa Smith4314 February 2025Knockholt
Inquest17 September 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneEdward Smith437 March 2025Essex
Inquest22 to 30 September 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneTommy Kneebone7 months21 January 2023Tunbridge Wells
Inquest8 October 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Barton3321 March 2025Swanley
Inquest8 October 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDylan Wilson1522 May 2025Goudhurst
Inquest22 October 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Kneller6919 April 2025Staplehurst
Inquest29 October 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneHenryk Gorniak659 March 2025Pembury
Inquest12 November 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneWinifred Fraser9011 May 2025Tunbridge Wells
Inquest19 November 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAdrian Gherghe3711 April 2025Gravesend
Inquest19 November 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMatilda Knight179 May 2025Tunbridge Wells
Inquest25 November 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJennifer Humm6725 November 2024Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Inquest26 November 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAyoolaoluwa Daranijo266 April 2025Stone
Inquest26 November 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCarolyn Groom7624 April 2025Gravesend