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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

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.

TypeDateTime Place of inquestNameAge Date of death Place of death
Inquest9 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Hall9316 January 2025Deal
Inquest 9 June 202512pmOakwood House, Maidstone David Brown7118 December 2024Canterbury
Inquest 9 June 20252pmOakwood House, Maidstone Martin Johnston6730 September 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest9 June 20254pmOakwood House, MaidstoneHelen Mcloughlin7822 March 2025Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest11 June 202510amOakwood House, Maidstone Paul Jemmett4516 July 2024King's College Hospital
Pre inquest review16 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJulie Pratt6628 November 2024Westgate on Sea
Inquest16 June 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Pettifer7717 January 2025Herne Bay
Inquest16 June 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneTadas Sadauskas405 February 2025Margate
Inquest16 June 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Bermingham8114 April 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest16 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLeone Pearce8017 March 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest16 June 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRussell Brown5827 July 2024King's College Hospital
Inquest18 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneHarley Lowe332 July 2025Whitstable
Inquest18 June 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneGrace Thatcher862 May 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest18 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichelle Creasey6424 February 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest23 June 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstonePauline Driver799 February 2025Birchington
Inquest23 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMargaret Joyce8421 August 2024Canterbury
Inquest23 June 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstonePatrick Murphy7821 March 2025Whitstable
Inquest25 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneSophie Jackson3419 January 2025Margate
Inquest25 June 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneIvan Kemp7724 March 2025Pilgrims Hospice Thanet Margate
Pre inquest review25 June 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneWilliam Manning8527 March 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Pre inquest review25 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDaman Bridger5428 February 2025Margate
Inquest25 June 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJacqueline Royston7629 March 2025Canterbury
Inquest3 to 4 July 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneKatherine Wimble478 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest4 July 202510amOakwood House, Maidstone Renee Davis5211 April 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest10 July 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Fludgate745 November 2024Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Pre inquest review10 July 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRoger Sawyer757 September 2024Pilgrims Hospice
Inquest10 July 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneBrenda Klafkowski8920 May 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest14 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndy Tilbrook3911 April 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest 21 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneKai Watson-Meyers1328 February 2025Thailand
Inquest11 August 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJane Butterfield684 November 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest13 August 202510:30amOakwood House, Maidstone Edward Parry5423 April 2025Whitstable
Inquest8 September 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneNigel Phethean8023 May 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest8 September 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneStephen Taylor7026 May 2025Broadstairs
Inquest22 September 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMark McGowan384 March 2025Canterbury
Inquest6 to 8 October 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMargaret Day8618 November 2023Herne Bay
Inquest6 to 8 October 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneErnest Gray7 months24 November 2023William Harvey Hospital