Kent and Medway inquests
All inquests are held at Oakwood House, Maidstone unless stated otherwise.
The Senior Coroner is Patricia Harding.
Contact Kent and Medway Coroner Service
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.
| Date | Time | Name | Age | Date of Death | Place of Death | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 June 2026 | 10:30am | Georgina Jenkins | 81 | 22 September 2025 | Whitstable | Inquest |
| 05 June 2026 | 10am | Terence Davis | 80 | 01 April 2025 | William Harvey Hospital | Inquest |
| 08 to 16 June 2026 | 10am | Bethany Sadler | 23 | 20 July 2025 | Maidstone Hospital | Inquest |
| 08 June 2026 | 10:30am | Barbara King | 90 | 19 October 2025 | William Harvey Hospital | Inquest |
| 08 June 2026 | 10:30am | Nikita Milakovic | 36 | 12 November 2024 | Deal | Inquest |
| 08 June 2026 | 2:30pm | Gary Wilson | 63 | 07 November 2025 | Swanley | Inquest |
| 08 June 2026 | 12pm | Connor Styles-Brown | 26 | 23 February 2026 | Maidstone | Inquest |
| 08 June 2026 | 2pm | Peter Toogood | 58 | 17 March 2026 | Dover | Inquest |
| 08 June 2026 | 3pm | Daniel Gould | 49 | 14 December 2025 | Dartford | Inquest |
| 09 June 2026 | 10am | Elizabeth Smyth | 33 | 08 January 2026 | Rochester | Inquest |
| 09 June 2026 | 10:30am | Elka Ivanova | 41 | 18 September 2025 | Rainham | Inquest |
| 09 June 2026 | 10:30am | Carrie Houghton | 40 | 25 February 2022 | Sevenoaks | Pre Inquest Review |
| 11 June 2026 | 10am | Kim Richardson | 67 | 16 February 2026 | Darent Valley Hospital | Inquest |
| 11 June 2026 | 10am | Joan Randolph | 78 | 04 April 2026 | Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital | Inquest |
| 11 June 2026 | 11am | Andrew Scott | 78 | 26 April 2026 | Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Inquest |
| 11 June 2026 | 11:30am | Sheila Darby | 78 | 15 May 2026 | Kings College Hospital | Inquest |
| 11 June 2026 | 11:30am | Soni Lal | 36 | 28 February 2026 | Gravesend | Inquest |
| 11 June 2026 | 2pm | Guy Goble | 41 | 25 August 2025 | Gillingham | Inquest |
| 11 June 2026 | 2:30pm | Susan Parsons | 76 | 26 November 2025 | King's College Hospital | Inquest |
| 12 June 2026 | 10am | Alan Hobbs | 59 | 16 December 2025 | Tonbridge | Inquest |
| 12 June 2026 | 10am | Valerie Forge | 84 | 23 November 2025 | William Harvey Hospital | Inquest |
| 12 June 2026 | 11am | William Harvey | 70 | 20 January 2026 | Bean | Inquest |
| 12 June 2026 | 12pm | Christopher Wilkinson | 42 | 12 January 2026 | Gillingham | Inquest |
| 12 June 2026 | 12:30pm | Jacqueline Connelly | 61 | 07 February 2026 | Romney Marsh | Inquest |
| 12 June 2026 | 2pm | Johnny Mills | 47 | 30 January 2026 | Maidstone | Inquest |
| 12 June 2026 | 3pm | Norman Burkett | 88 | 14 March 2025 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 15 to 24 June 2026 | 10am | Leah Daley | 24 | 17 May 2024 | Folkestone | Inquest |
| 15 June 2026 | 10am | Cherilynn Crow | 75 | 15 October 2025 | Margate | Inquest |
| 15 June 2026 | 10:30am | Zoe Augustyniak | 50 | 08 February 2026 | Ramsgate | Inquest |
| 15 June 2026 | 11am | Oliver Ovenden | 33 | 13 February 2026 | Littlebourne | Inquest |
| 15 June 2026 | 2pm | Margaret McMeekin | 92 | 22 November 2025 | Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital | Inquest |
| 15 June 2026 | 3:30pm | Colin Rumble | 79 | 06 November 2025 | Canterbury | Inquest |
| 16 June 2026 | 10am | Joe Heath | 36 | 21 January 2026 | Sittingbourne | Inquest |
| 16 June 2026 | 10am | Richard Preece | 42 | 30 June 2025 | Aylesford | Inquest |
| 16 June 2026 | 10:30am | Jack Collins | 31 | 08 July 2025 | Dartford | Pre Inquest Review |
| 16 June 2026 | 11:30am | Jessica Paramor | 24 | 31 October 2025 | Maidstone Hospital | Pre Inquest Review |
| 16 June 2026 | 2pm | Steven Edwards | 65 | 02 August 2025 | Maidstone Hospital | Pre Inquest Review |
| 17 June 2026 | 10:30am | Robert Gough | 81 | 25 January 2026 | Canterbury | Inquest |
| 17 June 2026 | 2pm | Patrick Haynes | 22 | 08 February 2025 | Darent Valley Hospital | Inquest |
| 17 June 2026 | 2pm | Keith Rayfield | 88 | 10 February 2025 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Pre Inquest Review |
| 17 June 2026 | 3pm | Joseph Tilney | 33 | 24 August 2025 | Maidstone | Inquest |
| 22 June 2026 | 10am | Malkit Singh | 61 | 29 December 2025 | Cobham | Inquest |
| 22 June 2026 | 10:30am | Samuel De Swarte | 47 | 01 December 2025 | Ramsgate | Inquest |
| 22 June 2026 | 11:30am | Steven Coade | 46 | 01 December 2024 | Deal | Inquest |
| 22 June 2026 | 2pm | Robert Bennett | 81 | 29 January 2026 | Darent Valley Hospital | Inquest |
| 22 June 2026 | 3pm | Steven Scamp | 43 | 12 December 2025 | Westgate-on-sea | Pre Inquest Review |
| 24 June 2026 | 10:30am | Alistair Bacon | 45 | 03 December 2025 | Deal | Inquest |
| 24 June 2026 | 2pm | Theo Dixon | 1 Months | 20 September 2025 | Evelina London Children's Hospital | Inquest |
| 25 June 2026 | 10am | Carrie-Anne Sladden | 33 | 30 March 2025 | Sheerness | Inquest |
| 25 June 2026 | 10am | Michael Hare | 76 | 03 May 2026 | King's College Hospital | Inquest |
| 25 to 26 June 2026 | 10am | Khuram Hussain | 31 | 18 January 2025 | Folkestone | Inquest |
| 25 June 2026 | 2pm | Abegail Capewell | 60 | 25 May 2025 | Darent Valley Hospital | Inquest |
| 26 June 2026 | 10am | Arron Stewart | 43 | 24 February 2026 | Canterbury | Pre Inquest Review |
| 26 June 2026 | 11:30am | Ian Anderson | 74 | 09 February 2026 | Canterbury | Inquest |
| 26 June 2026 | 11:30am | Brian Pay | 78 | 09 April 2026 | William Harvey Hospital | Inquest |
| 26 June 2026 | 2pm | Philip Buck | 79 | 27 October 2024 | Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Inquest |
| 29 to 30 June 2026 | 10am | James Ronayne | 44 | 10 August 2024 | Faversham | Inquest |
| 29 June 2026 | 10:30am | George Kourellias | 49 | 25 July 2025 | Margate | Pre Inquest Review |
| 29 June 2026 | 2pm | Nicky Scott | 52 | 18 October 2025 | Canterbury | Inquest |
| 01 July 2026 | 10:30am | Mark Pearce | 55 | 23 July 2025 | Rochester | Inquest |
| 02 July 2026 | 10am | Victor Simmons | 80 | 15 November 2025 | Pilgrims Hospice | Inquest |
| 2 to 3 July 2026 | 10am | Maurice McEntire | 75 | 14 June 2025 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 06 July 2026 | 10am | Billy-Joe Smith | 2 days | 11 July 2025 | Gravesend | Inquest |
| 06 July 2026 | 10:30am | David Percival | 57 | 15 September 2025 | Maidstone | Inquest |
| 6 to 8 July 2026 | 10:30am | Daniel Woollett | 44 | 12 March 2026 | Maidstone | Inquest |
| 06 July 2026 | 11:30am | Zoe Grinham | 50 | 06 February 2026 | Canterbury | Inquest |
| 06 July 2026 | 11:30am | Brian Hughes | 76 | 30 November 2025 | Dover | Inquest |
| 06 July 2026 | 12pm | Wayne Butler | 55 | 09 December 2025 | Herne Bay | Inquest |
| 06 July 2026 | 2pm | Daniel Mobey | 43 | 13 January 2026 | Herne Bay | Inquest |
| 06 July 2026 | 2pm | Lily Childs | 13 | 28 December 2025 | Ashford | Inquest |
| 06 July 2026 | 2:30pm | Terezia Schwager | 88 | 09 January 2026 | Margate | Inquest |
| 06 July 2026 | 3pm | Carolina Gulsen | 21 | 14 June 2025 | Ashford | Inquest |
| 06 July 2026 | 3pm | Christopher Young | 54 | 08 January 2026 | Ramsgate | Inquest |
| 07 July 2026 | 2pm | Guy Stacey | 68 | 31 May 2025 | Gillingham | Inquest |
| 08 July 2026 | 10am | Jonathan McAleenan | 40 | 09 March 2026 | Hunton | Inquest |
| 08 July 2026 | 10am | Robert Keightley | 84 | 13 May 2026 | Heart of Kent Hospice | Inquest |
| 08 July 2026 | 10:30am | Carolyn Groom | 76 | 24 April 2025 | Gravesend | Inquest |
| 08 July 2026 | 10:30am | Arjun Jassiya | 28 | 20 October 2025 | Herne Bay | Inquest |
| 08 July 2026 | 11:30am | Vanessa Archer | 35 | 13 September 2025 | Margate | Inquest |
| 09 July 2026 | 10am | Greta Rajadhyaksha | 90 | 17 February 2026 | William Harvey Hospital | Inquest |
| 09 July 2026 | 10am | Anthony Thomas | 69 | 22 June 2025 | William Harvey Hospital | Inquest |
| 09 July 2026 | 11am | John Huber | 87 | 13 March 2026 | Maidstone | Inquest |
| 09 July 2026 | 12pm | Dianne Jones | 76 | 19 April 2026 | Maidstone Hospital | Inquest |
| 10 July 2026 | 10am | Doreen McGuire | 90 | 13 November 2025 | Dartford | Inquest |
| 10 July 2026 | 2pm | Rhiannan Curtis | 30 | 18 August 2025 | New Romney | Inquest |
| 10 July 2026 | 2pm | Catherine Rishworth | 55 | 16 December 2025 | Dover | Inquest |
| 10 July 2026 | 2pm | Pauline Clowes | 84 | 24 February 2026 | Maidstone Hospital | Inquest |
| 10 July 2026 | 2pm | Harry Curtis | 25 | 11 April 2026 | New Romney | Inquest |
| 10 July 2026 | 3pm | Betty Lunnon | 90 | 03 February 2026 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 13 to 15 July 2026 | 10am | Billy-Joe Smith | 2 days | 11 July 2025 | Gravesend | Inquest |
| 13 July 2026 | 10am | Adam Browne | 28 | 25 January 2026 | Canterbury | Inquest |
| 13 to 24 July 2026 | 10:30am | Jack Collins | 31 | 08 July 2025 | Dartford | Inquest |
| 13 July 2026 | 10:30pm | Nasar Butt | 79 | 06 March 2026 | Birchington | Inquest |
| 13 July 2026 | 11:00am | Sarah Fry | 39 | 01 January 2026 | Deal | Inquest |
| 13 July 2026 | 11am | Vaughan Wingham | 56 | 22 March 2026 | Chestfield | Inquest |
| 13 July 2026 | 11:30am | Robert Setch | 74 | 31 December 2025 | Whitstable | Inquest |
| 13 July 2026 | 2pm | Jody Osborne | 60 | 30 March 2026 | Canterbury | Inquest |
| 13 July 2026 | 2pm | Julia Thomas | 72 | 25 January 2025 | Ashford | Inquest |
| 15 July 2026 | 10:30am | Sandra Relf | 58 | 05 February 2025 | Broadstairs | Inquest |
| 15 July 2026 | 2pm | Steven Airey | 58 | 16 June 2025 | Herne Bay | Inquest |
| 15 July 2026 | 3:30pm | David Banks | 61 | 10 October 2024 | Maidstone Hospital | Inquest |
| 16 July 2026 | 10am | Christine Erswell | 73 | 08 December 2025 | Darent Valley Hospital | Inquest |
| 17 July 2026 | 10am | Vera Matlock | 87 | 08 April 2026 | Darent Valley Hospital | Inquest |
| 17 July 2026 | 10am | David Doherty | 61 | 03 April 2026 | Ashford | Inquest |
| 17 July 2026 | 10:30am | Sita Subba | 39 | 30 March 2025 | Kings College Hospital | Inquest |
| 17 July 2026 | 11:30am | Sandra Pedley | 75 | 09 January 2026 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 17 July 2026 | 2pm | Daniel Miller | 35 | 10 December 2025 | Folkestone | Inquest |
| 17 July 2026 | 2pm | Caroline Thompson | 64 | 05 July 2025 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 20 July 2026 | 10am | Lukasz Figiela | 41 | 13 January 2026 | Ashford | Inquest |
| 20 July 2026 | 10am | Samantha King | 36 | 30 October 2025 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 20 July 2026 | 10:30am | Chloe-Ann Naylor | 16 | 04 January 2026 | Iwade | Inquest |
| 20 July 2026 | 10:30am | Adam Dudzinski | 17 | 04 January 2026 | Iwade | Inquest |
| 20 July 2026 | 11am | Nicholas Cole | 38 | 13 February 2026 | Ashford | Inquest |
| 20 July 2026 | 11:30am | Thomas Sullivan | 39 | 03 March 2026 | Romney Marsh | Inquest |
| 24 July 2026 | 10am | Kathleen Mills | 98 | 21 December 2025 | William Harvey Hospital | Inquest |
| 27 July 2026 | 10am | Keith Cawley | 79 | 26 March 2026 | William Harvey Hospital | Inquest |
| 27 July 2026 | 10am | Rachael Wells | 58 | 15 February 2026 | Rochester | Inquest |
| 27 July 2026 | 10:30am | Lee Cuthbert | 47 | 27 January 2026 | Maidstone | Inquest |
| 27 July 2026 | 11am | Elaine Betts | 47 | 05 March 2026 | Sevenoaks | Inquest |
| 27 July 2026 | 11am | Ian Murdoch | 62 | 20 March 2026 | Maidstone | Inquest |
| 27 July 2026 | 11:30am | Michelle Christian | 57 | 25 March 2026 | Ashford | Inquest |
| 27 July 2026 | 11:30am | David Crouch | 62 | 04 January 2026 | Maidstone | Inquest |
| 27 July 2026 | 12pm | Terry Underhill | 55 | 02 January 2026 | Maidstone | Inquest |
| 27 July 2026 | 2pm | Junmo Jeong | 20 | 03 March 2026 | Dover | Inquest |
| 27 July 2026 | 2pm | Eileen Robinson | 93 | 16 May 2026 | Deal | Inquest |
| 28 July 2026 | 10am | Michael Jefferies | 52 | 21 March 2026 | Tunbridge Wells | Inquest |
| 29 July 2026 | 10:30am | Meekumar Issory | 82 | 25 January 2026 | Rochester | Inquest |
| 29 July 2026 | 12:30pm | Nkiruka Elliott | 33 | 06 March 2026 | Chatham | Inquest |
| 29 July 2026 | 2pm | Charlie Hearne-Kingsford | 18 | 08 March 2026 | Strood | Inquest |
| 29 July 2026 | 3pm | Anthony Goodman | 64 | 01 February 2026 | Maidstone Hospital | Inquest |
| 30 July 2026 | 10am | Alan Dean | 72 | 23 October 2025 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 30 July 2026 | 10am | Harjit Kaur Dhillon | 80 | 02 February 2026 | Darent Valley Hospital | Inquest |
| 30 July 2026 | 10am | Paul Benfield | 48 | 27 February 2026 | Fairseat | Inquest |
| 30 July 2026 | 10:30am | Bradley Norman | 18 | 23 February 2026 | Sheerness | Pre-Inquest Hearing |
| 30 July 2026 | 11am | Stephen Wamsley Davie | 61 | 04 April 2026 | Peckham | Inquest |
| 30 July 2026 | 12pm | Garry Moore | 84 | 28 April 2026 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 31 July 2026 | 10am | Christine Faunch | 75 | 27 August 2025 | William Harvey Hospital | Inquest |
| 31 July 2026 | 12pm | Peter Hewitson | 69 | 24 March 2026 | Maidstone Hospital | Inquest |
| 03 August 2026 | 10am | Brendan Hyland | 48 | 08 May 2025 | Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Inquest |
| 03 August 2026 | 10am | Denby Collins | 50 | 19 April 2026 | Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability London | Inquest |
| 03 August 2026 | 11am | Joe Diamond | 36 | 07 January 2026 | Chatham | Inquest |
| 03 August 2026 | 11:30am | Alan Wells | 89 | 23 January 2026 | Rochester | Inquest |
| 04 August 2026 | 10am | Wojciech Kanikula | 53 | 05 July 2025 | Snodland | Inquest |
| 04 August 2026 | 10:30am | Martin Ryan | 63 | 29 August 2025 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 06 August 2026 | 10am | Catherine Marcroft | 63 | 06 April 2026 | Tonbridge | Inquest |
| 06 August 2026 | 11am | Valerie Wilden | 83 | 04 April 2026 | Tunbridge Wells Hospital | Inquest |
| 06 August 2026 | 11:30am | Arthur Staniforth | 83 | 02 April 2026 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 06 August 2026 | 2pm | Joseph Adeyemi | 27 | 12 April 2026 | Northfleet | Inquest |
| 07 August 2026 | 3pm | Jonathan Vickery | 52 | 13 April 2026 | New Romney | Inquest |
| 11 August 2026 | 11am | James Macfarlane | 29 | 04 January 2026 | M2 | Inquest |
| 11 August 2026 | 2pm | Cheri Smith | 43 | 09 April 2026 | King's College Hospital | Inquest |
| 17 to 19 August 2026 | 10:30am | Jack Ingham | 19 | 28 August 2024 | Tunbridge Wells | Inquest |
| 18 August 2026 | 11am | Scott Napier | 59 | 29 December 2025 | Eastchurch | Inquest |
| 18 August 2026 | 2pm | Mark Hill | 63 | 25 April 2026 | Rochester | Inquest |
| 20 August 2026 | 10am | Eric Hollins | 58 | 01 April 2026 | Aylesford | Inquest |
| 20 August 2026 | 11am | Charles Youells | 81 | 26 March 2026 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 20 August 2026 | 12:30pm | Philip Webster | 86 | 29 April 2026 | Crockenhill | Inquest |
| 20 August 2026 | 2pm | Jason Hanning | 36 | 03 April 2026 | Gillingham | Inquest |
| 20 August 2026 | 3pm | Gary Sole | 71 | 02 May 2026 | Darent Valley Hospital | Inquest |
| 21 August 2026 | 10am | Linda Botley | 76 | 19 May 2026 | Maidstone Hospital | Inquest |
| 24 August 2026 | 10am | Lewis Want | 36 | 19 April 2026 | Dover | Inquest |
| 24 August 2026 | 11am | Sally Hood | 92 | 17 April 2026 | William Harvey Hospital | Inquest |
| 24 August 2026 | 12pm | Linda Conway | 60 | 14 February 2026 | Folkestone | Inquest |
| 03 September 2026 | 10:30am | Kamil Lawniczak | 46 | 18 April 2026 | Maidstone | Inquest |
| 04 September 2026 | 10am | Raffaela Romero-Trigo | 15 | 27 April 2026 | Ashford | Inquest |
| 04 September 2026 | 11:30am | Barnaby Wills | 19 | 27 April 2026 | Sheperdswell | Inquest |
| 07 to 10 September 2026 | 10am | Darren Goodwin | 44 | 16 August 2024 | King's College Hospital | Inquest |
| 08 to 09 September 2026 | 10am | Elka Ivanova | 41 | 18 September 2025 | Gillingham | Inquest |
| 14 September 2026 | 10am | Robert Williams | 59 | 06 April 2026 | Headcorn | Inquest |
| 14 September 2026 | 12pm | Stuart McLaren | 66 | 12 May 2026 | Dover | Inquest |
| 15 September 2026 | 10am | Alec Edwards | 57 | 25 February 2026 | Sittingbourne | Inquest |
| 16 September 2026 | 10:30am | Carolyn Groom | 76 | 24 April 2025 | Gravesend | Inquest |
| 21 September to 02 October 2026 | 10am | Bradley Norman | 18 | 23 February 2025 | Sheerness | Inquest |
| 28 September 2026 | 11am | Sally Yonish | 59 | 14 May 2026 | Wye | Inquest |
| 28 September 2026 | 12pm | Dawn Allen | 60 | 14 May 2026 | Dymchurch | Inquest |
| 29 September 2026 | 10am | Richard Russell | 54 | 14 May 2026 | Chatham | Inquest |
| 13 October 2026 | 10am | Stephen Finnigan | 65 | 04 April 2026 | Medway Maritime Hospital | Inquest |
| 27 October 2026 | 10am | Brandon Hatcher | 23 | 13 July 2025 | Sittingbourne | Inquest |
| 10 November 2026 | 10am | Pascal Blasio | 64 | 01 March 2026 | Rochester | Inquest |