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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 County Hall, 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 September 20233pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneGuruswamy Selvarajah829 February 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest2 October 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneJohn Suckling8225 October 2022Sandwich
Inquest4 October 20232:30pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneNancy Kimbrey9125 July 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest5 October 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneEric Town7425 May 2022King's College Hospital
Inquest5 October 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneDarren Jones5229 July 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest5 October 20233pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneJodie Lee4129 April 2023Margate
Inquest9 October 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneRoy Lightfoot8424 March 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest9 October 202312pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneChase Oldale-Worth2317 July 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest9 October 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneLesley Broome652 May 2023South Africa
Inquest9 October 20232:30pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneMichael Ryan7818 July 2023King's College Hospital
Inquest9 October 20233pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneLeon Channing4825 February 2023Whitstable
Pre inquest review9 October 20233:30pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneNicola Wilkinson599 May 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest11 October 202312pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneGraham Waite737 April 2023Sarre
Inquest11 October 202312:30pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneGabriel Migueis2030 May 2023Canterbury
Inquest12 October 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneLesley Powell6218 August 2023France
Inquest16 October 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneBrandon Licorish275 April 2023King's College Hospital
Inquest16 October 202311amCounty Hall, MaidstoneKathleen Colyer588 July 2023Broadstairs
Inquest16 October 202312:30pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneGemma White3431 March 2023Canterbury
Inquest16 October 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneGay Phillips7827 July 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest16 October 20232:30pmCounty Hall, MaidstonePolly Daniels3628 July 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest16 October 20233pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneKathleen Williamson9922 July 2023Whitstable
Inquest17 October 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneMichael Purkayastha732 November 2022Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest17 October 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneDawn Coombes7617 March 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest17 October 202312pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneJacqueline Brennan7816 December 2022Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest17 October 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneIngeburg Edwards928 August 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Pre inquest review23 October 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneRonald Friar8529 May 2023Deal
Inquest23 October 202312pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneJulie Puckett758 June 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest23 October 202311amCounty Hall, MaidstoneMichael Walsh698 August 2023Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest23 October 202311:30amCounty Hall, MaidstoneStephen Shrimpton2624 April 2023Ramsgate
Inquest23 October 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneLinda Standing6929 January 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest26 October 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneJane Singleton6431 January 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest26 October 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneMichael Dray8316 March 2023Pilgrims Hospice
Pre inquest review26 October 20233pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneMichael Read222 October 2021Nackington
Inquest30 October 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneJacqueline Peacock8227 February 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest30 October to 8 November 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneDaniel Little396 October 2021Herne Bay
Inquest2 November 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneFrederick Bowd8611 August 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest2 November 202311amOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Whale937 August 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest2 November 202311:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneGeorge Kemp8227 July 2023Canterbury
Inquest2 November 20232pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneDoreen Shaw797 October 2022Pilgrims Hospice
Inquest3 November 20232pmOakwood House, MaidstoneUnknown male-7 June 2023-
Inquest6 November 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneGeoffrey May8513 March 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Pre inquest review9 November 20239:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneKaren Lake6816 May 2023Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest9 November 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstonePaula Greenwood6717 March 2023Pilgrims Hospice
Inquest17 November 202310:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAshley Close4311 August 2023Canterbury
Inquest20 November 202310amOakwood House, MaidstoneRoger Nicholls8828  August 2023Canterbury
Inquest20 November 202310:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Griffiths3630 August 2023Herne Bay
Inquest20 November 202311amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Townsend821 September 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest20 November 202312pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneJoyce Lee924 September 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest20 November 20232pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLeah Bunt4814 June 2023Birchington
Inquest23 November 202310amOakwood House, MaidstoneDerek Turner8015 June 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest23 November 20232pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Large7731 May 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest27 November 202310amOakwood House, MaidstoneWilliam Edwards912 June 2023Canterbury
Inquest27 November 202310:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneHayley Nixon4214 June 2023Canterbury
Inquest27 November 202311:30amCounty Hall, MaidstoneLeo Halfpenny2810 September 2023Ramsgate
Inquest27 November 202312pmOakwood House, MaidstoneSamantha Woods5213 September 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest27 November 202312:30pmCounty Hall, MaidstoneDale Charman528 September 2023Pilgrims Hospice
Inquest27 November 20232pmOakwood House, MaidstoneGraham Stevens612 September 2023Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest4 December 202310amOakwood House, MaidstoneGuy Whorlow4914 September 2023Herne Bay
Inquest4 December 202310:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneIsabella Goldsmith2214 September 2023Herne Bay
Inquest5 December 202310amOakwood House, MaidstoneGabriel Farmer2314 May 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 December 202310amCounty Hall, MaidstoneJanet Walker779 February 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest15 January 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneGibbs Kamba-Gotora2718 August 2023King's College Hospital
Inquest23 to 25 January 202410amCounty Hall, MaidstoneTara Wakefield5114 September 2023Margate