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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
Inquest18 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneGemma White3431 March 2023Canterbury
Inquest22 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneAlison Tarrant6218 November 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest22 April 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePatricia Brown858 November 2023Ramsgate
Inquest22 April 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Cooper2915 November 2023Margate
Inquest22 April 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneGladys Bishop9621 October 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest23 April 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneIvy Pursey817 January 2024Heart of Kent Hospice
Inquest24 April 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneChristopher Fuller8012 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest25 April 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneGay Phillips7827 July 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest25 April 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneIrene Runham9430 March 2024Pilgrims Hospice Thanet
Inquest25 April 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Farmer5922 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest29 April 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneHayley Nixon4214 June 2023Canterbury
Inquest29 April 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJack Scott412 October 2023Thanet
Inquest29 April 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAshley Sloan4421 July 2023Deal
Inquest2 May 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Jarvis8129 October 2023Westgate-on-Sea
Inquest7 May 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneMargaret Wilson748 January 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 May 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneMaureen White8029 December 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 May 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneHarry Woodcock9114 February 2024Deal
Inquest7 May 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Sims8628 December 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 May 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRichard Davey8229 November 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 May 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneZhao Huiri2827 December 2022Canterbury
Inquest9 May 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneNancy Kimbrey9125 July 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest10 May 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneUpali Meththananda7620 October 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest13 to 16 May 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneMaya Siek621 December 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest17 May 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneGemma White3431 March 2023Canterbury
Inquest17 May 20243:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneNorah Twyman796 March 2024Deal
Inquest20 May 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneCraig Perry4731 October 2023Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest20 May 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneEdward Kelly497 March 2024Kings College Hospital
Inquest20 May 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneNicola Whitling4023 October 2023Margate
Inquest22 May 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Fleming8227 December 2023Chertsey
Inquest23 May 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneSilviya Atanasova4125 October 2023Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest3 June 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMary Simpson8724 February 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest3 June 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneSimon Coyle354 March 2024Whitstable
Inquest6 June 202410amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Hook7921 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest10 June 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnn Brown852 January 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Pre inquest review10 June 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneShirley King879 September 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest10 June 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneEdward Brudenell5618 February 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest10 June 20243:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKathleen Rye619 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest24 June 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneHenry Freitag9624 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest24 June 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDonald Griffin8522 January 2024Broadstairs
Inquest24 June 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKenneth Bills819 December 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest24 June 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJoan Foreman8323 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest27 June 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Lee6918 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest22 July 10:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneRonald Gower8719 January 2024Kings College Hospital
Inquest12 August 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneJosephine Goldsack8915 February 2024Margate