Investigations and inquests in North East Kent

This area covers the district council areas of Canterbury (part), Dover (part) and Thanet.

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
Inquest29 July 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Cooper2915 November 2023Margate
Pre inquest review1 August 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneArchie Squire123 November 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest1 August 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneWayne King6231 March 2024Deal
Inquest1 August 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Lloyd687 April 2024Ramsgate
Inquest1 August 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCarl Worgan4413 January 2024Canterbury
Inquest1 August 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneHarry Copley312 May 2022France
Inquest1 August 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Rumley8717 February 2024Canterbury
Inquest1 August 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJoan Sams9111 July 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest2 August 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneStanley Gunnell8922 May 2024Ramsgate
Pre inquest review5 August 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneMargaret Phelan5717 May 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest5 August 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDoreen Avory7718 January 2024Birchington
Inquest5 August 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneHenry Duley2015 April 2024Whitstable
Inquest5 August 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMary Morgan8925 October 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest5 August 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneWalter Carter8119 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 to 8 August 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneTrinity Green2320 February 2024Gravesend
Inquest7 August 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnthony Pomeroy8412 June 2024Canterbury
Inquest7 August 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Burgess8612 July 2024Canterbury
Inquest8 August 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePamela Thorley777 May 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest8 August 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDennis Murphy901 May 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest8 August 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneStanley Gunnell8922 May 2024Ramsgate
Inquest8 August 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJennifer Care8111 May 2024Margate
Inquest8 August 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMatthew Gee3223 April 2024Whitstable
Inquest12 August 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneJosephine Goldsack8915 February 2024Margate
Inquest12 August 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneGeorgie Matthias3330 May 2024Ramsgate
Inquest12 August 20242:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneSandra Kirkbride768 April 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest12 August 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDaniel Thomas374 May 2024Ramsgate
Inquest12 August 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLee James497 May 2024Ramsgate
Inquest15 August 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneChristopher Godden7223 May 2024Canterbury
Pre inquest review15 August 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Williams888 December 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest15 August 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Moy8417 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest15 August 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneSilviya Atanansova4125 October 2023Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest21 August 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneLorraine Crozier7014 April 2024Gillingham
Inquest5 September 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneKatherine Wimble478 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest5 September 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneRoger Gosbee8118 June 2024Deal
Inquest5 September 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRichard Robson381 June 2024Essex
Inquest5 September 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneThomas Osborne2430 April 2024Margate
Inquest5 September 20242:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Surtees8729 June 2024Margate
Inquest6 September 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnthony Mathews8116 December 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest9 September 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneLuke Silva2512 June 2024Margate
Inquest11 to 13 September 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Buckley7511 August 2019Canterbury
Inquest13 September 202410amMark WaltonMark Walton6428 October 2023Margate
Inquest16 September 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneEmily Tomkinson3712 June 2024Tonbridge
Inquest16 September 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneRonald Cheshire8426 June 2024Ramsgate
Inquest16 September 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneRoland Burden921 July 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest16 September 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLorraine Kinnear606 July 2024Herne Bay
Inquest16 September 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneBrian Wooding7128 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest23 September 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneCarol Marshall6629 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest26 September 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneShirley King879 November 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest27 September 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneUpali Meththananda7620 October 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest30 September 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneWilliam Watkins8922 November 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 October 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneBrian Johnson7525 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 October 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDamien Atherton5024 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 October 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMary Simpson8724 February 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest8 October 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneLarraine Carr5431 October 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest10 October 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Christie9311 July 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital