Investigations and inquests in Mid Kent and Medway
This area covers the district council areas of Maidstone, Medway, Tonbridge and Malling (part), 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.
| `Type | Date | Time | Place of inquest | Name | Age | Date of death | Place of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inquest | 29 September 2022 | 10:30am | County Hall, Maidstone | Alan Miller | 85 | 19 November 2021 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 30 September 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Pamela Dartnell | 74 | 16 February 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 30 September 2022 | 3pm | County Hall, Maidstone | Peter Walker | 86 | 10 September 2022 | William Harvey Hospital |
| Inquest | 3 to 14 October 2022 | 10am | Shepway Centre, Oxford Road | Lewis Finch | 32 | 5 October 2021 | Eastchurch |
| Inquest | 4 October 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Paul Ratzer | 82 | 8 August 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 4 October 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Deborah Webb | 52 | 11 July 2022 | Sheerness |
| Inquest | 4 October 2022 | 10:30am | County Hall, Maidstone | Darren Clark | 54 | 10 July 2022 | Sheerness |
| Inquest | 4 October 2022 | 11am | County Hall, Maidstone | David Sidders | 60 | 6 July 2022 | Sittingbourne |
| Inquest | 4 October 2022 | 11:30 | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Clint Harrison | 49 | 9 June 2022 | Gillingham |
| Inquest | 4 October 2022 | 12pm | County Hall, Maidstone | Alfred Murray | 65 | 4 May 2022 | Chatham |
| Inquest | 4 October 2022 | 12:30pm | County Hall, Maidstone | Bryan Roberts | 85 | 6 July 2022 | Maidstone Hospital |
| Inquest | 4 October 2022 | 2:30pm | County Hall, Maidstone | Marcel Bailey | 47 | 25 June 2022 | Maidstone |
| Inquest | 6 October 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Christopher Mitchelmore | 68 | 17 July 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 6 October 2022 | 11am | County Hall, Maidstone | Stephen Goodwright | 69 | 21 July 2022 | Wisdom Hospice |
| Inquest | 6 October 2022 | 12pm | County Hall, Maidstone | Shazida Begum Nazia Hussain | 29 | 16 June 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 11 October 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Ann Diddams | 84 | 14 May 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 11 October 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Debra Dickinson | 65 | 19 July 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 11 October 2022 | 12pm | County Hall, Maidstone | Rychard Muszynski | 70 | 5 August 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 11 October 2022 | 12:30pm | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Raymond Waterman | 77 | 13 September 2022 | Maidstone |
| Inquest | 11 October 2022 | 2pm | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Joyce Vidler | 85 | 11 June 2022 | Maidstone Hospital |
| Pre inquest review | 17 October 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | John Humble | 63 | 9 January 2022 | Leybourne, West Malling |
| Inquest | 18 October 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Graham Balsdon | 61 | 17 May 2022 | Rochester |
| Inquest | 18 October 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Terence Hutt | 73 | 29 June 2022 | Maidstone Hospital |
| Inquest | 18 October 2022 | 10:30am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Brian Hayes | 85 | 9 August 2022 | Chatham |
| Inquest | 18 October 2022 | 11am | County Hall, Maidstone | Margaret McDonagh | 29 | 20 May 2022 | Sittingbourne |
| Inquest | 18 October 2022 | 12pm | County Hall, Maidstone | Susan Pilbeam | 63 | 21 June 2022 | Maidstone |
| Inquest | 18 October 2022 | 2pm | County Hall, Maidstone | Terence Browne | 73 | 27 July 2022 | Maidstone Hospital |
| Inquest | 18 October 2022 | 2pm | County Hall, Maidstone | Ann Smith | 80 | 19 September 2022 | Rochester |
| Inquest | 19 to 20 October 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Robert Sansford | 68 | 10 October 2021 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 24 to 28 October 2022 | 10am | Shepway Centre, Oxford Road | Lesley Spearing | 55 | 10 October 2019 | Rainham |
| Inquest | 25 October 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Pemmaleana Lee | 21 | 7 August 2022 | Ashford |
| Pre inquest review | 25 October 2022 | 11am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Anne Leach | 77 | 14 July 2022 | Lukestone Nursing Home Maidstone |
| Inquest | 25 October 2022 | 11:30am | County Hall, Maidstone | Robert Bowring | 63 | 10 August 2022 | Chatham |
| Inquest | 25 October 2022 | 2pm | County Hall, Maidstone | Daniel Funai | 40 | 27 July 2022 | Gillingham |
| Inquest | 26 October 2022 | 12pm | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Harry Hood | 34 | 30 August 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 1 November 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Michal Jarvis | 82 | 14 August 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 1 November 2022 | 10:30am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Barry Heard | 72 | 18 September 2022 | Maidstone Hospital |
| Inquest | 3 to 4 November 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Peter Adams | 94 | 1 May 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 7 November 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Rosanna Matthews | 3 days | 23 November 2020 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 7 to 18 November 2022 | 10am | Shepway Centre, Oxford Road | Damien Price | 31 | 2 December 2021 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Pre inquest review | 8 November 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Kevin Brice | 57 | 1 February 2022 | Maidstone |
| Inquest | 8 November 2022 | 11am | County Hall, Maidstone | Alan Steward | 75 | 18 August 2022 | Sittingbourne |
| Inquest | 8 November 2022 | 11am | County Hall, Maidstone | Jack Tufnail | 29 | 17 August 2022 | Rochester |
| Inquest | 8 November 2022 | 11am | County Hall, Maidstone | Neil Anderson | 68 | 20 August 2022 | Rochester |
| Inquest | 8 November 2022 | 11:30am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Grahame Pearce | 61 | 23 June 2022 | Maidstone Hospital |
| Inquest | 8 November 2022 | 2pm | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Rose Hart | 3 months | 5 March 2022 | Gillingham |
| Inquest | 9 November 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Wayne Duck | 43 | 15 February 2022 | Kings College Hospital |
| Pre inquest review | 9 November 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Jamie Simmons | 41 | 4 March 2022 | Gillingham |
| Inquest | 9 November 2022 | 11am | County Hall, Maidstone | June Challis | 55 | 22 August 2022 | Maidstone |
| Inquest | 15 November 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Sally-Ann Few | 47 | 12 March 2022 | Chatham |
| Inquest | 15 November 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Harry Ivell | 22 | 26 August 2022 | Snodland |
| Inquest | 15 November 2022 | 10:30am | County Hall, Maidstone | Eric Copper | 80 | 28 August 2022 | Wisdom Hospice |
| Inquest | 15 November 2022 | 11:30am | County Hall, Maidstone | Gillian King | 72 | 26 August 2022 | West Malling |
| Inquest | 16 November 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Jane Applegate | 56 | 18 April 2022 | Gillingham |
| Inquest | 20 to 30 November 2022 | 10am | Shepway Centre, Oxford Road | Edward Rudd | 38 | 15 July 2021 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 21 to 23 November 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Samantha Hanrahan | 21 | 11 April 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 24 November 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Samantha Hanrahan | 21 | 11 April 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 22 November 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Christopher Oldfield | 35 | 9 July 2022 | Malaga |
| Inquest | 22 November 2022 | 10:30am | County Hall, Maidstone | Preston Turner | 22 | 29 June 2022 | Sheppey Way |
| Inquest | 22 November 2022 | 12pm | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Joy West | 87 | 30 August 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 22 to 23 November 2022 | 10am | Shepway Centre, Oxford Road | Zydrunas Vaitilionis | 42 | 10 May 2022 | Maidstone |
| Inquest | 23 November 2022 | 10:30am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Thomas Bostock | 75 | 31 August 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 23 November 2022 | 2pm | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | John Gordon | 86 | 17 May 2022 | Maidstone Hospital |
| Inquest | 23 November 2022 | 3pm | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Andrew Tomsett | 53 | 4 September 2022 | Sheerness |
| Inquest | 29 November 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | Lee Fideghelli | 44 | 17 August 2022 | Paddock Wood |
| Inquest | 29 November 2022 | 10:30am | County Hall, Maidstone | Royston Evans | 77 | 6 September 2022 | Maidstone Hospital |
| Inquest | 29 November 2022 | 11am | County Hall, Maidstone | Darren Whyard | 44 | 11 September 2022 | Burham |
| Inquest | 6 December 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Charlie Chapman | 17 | 12 September 2022 | Maidstone |
| Inquest | 6 December 2022 | 11am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Jason Devine | 51 | 18 September 2022 | Sheerness |
| Inquest | 6 December 2022 | 11:30am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Roger Harris | 78 | 15 September 2022 | Snodland |
| Inquest | 7 December 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | David Dempster | 55 | 8 March 2022 | Maidstone |
| Inquest | 8 December 2022 | 10:30am | County Hall, Maidstone | Dorothy Parker | 96 | 12 September 2022 | Maidstone Hospital |
| Inquest | 13 December 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Adam Youd | 31 | 20 September 2022 | Sittingbourne |
| Inquest | 14 to 16 December 2022 | 10am | County Hall, Maidstone | John Henderson | 54 | 27 May 2021 | Rochester |
| Pre inquest review | 17 December 2022 | 2pm | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Charles Traverso | 46 | 9 March 2022 | Chatham |
| Inquest | 20 December 2022 | 10am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Liam Bentley | 25 | 6 June 2022 | Eastchurch |
| Inquest | 20 December 2022 | 11am | The Archbishops Palace, Maidstone | Harief Pearson | 25 | 1 June 2022 | Eastchurch |
| Inquest | 2 February 2023 | 10am | Oakwood House, Maidstone | Donald Chivers | 77 | 7 July 2022 | Rochester |
| Inquest | 14 March 2023 | 10am | Oakwood House, Maidstone | David Keene | 64 | 6 August 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Inquest | 14 March 2023 | 2pm | Oakwood House, Maidstone | Derek Robb | 55 | 31 July 2022 | Medway Maritime Hospital |
| Pre inquest review | 4 April 2023 | 10am | Oakwood House, Maidstone | Anthony O'Connell | 50 | 18 September 2022 | Eastchurch |
| Inquest | 9 May 2023 | 10am | Oakwood House, Maidstone | Jack Fenton | 22 | 25 July 2022 | Athens |