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Investigations and inquests in north west Kent

This area covers the district council areas of Dartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling (part), Tunbridge Wells.

All inquests are held at Oakwood House, Maidstone unless stated otherwise.

The Senior Coroner for this area is Roger Hatch.

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.

TypeDateTimePlace of inquestNameAge Date of death Place of death
Inquest22 May 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnthony Benton8021 April 2025Tunbridge Wells
Inquest22 May 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRyan Macfarlane5229 April 2025Kings College Hospital
Inquest22 May 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneNicholas Bassett542 December 2024Greenhithe
Inquest22 May 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneHarrison Frisk2611 December 2024Sevenoaks
Inquest28 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneKris Brown429 November 2024Gravesend
Inquest28 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneGeorge Passmore2931 December 2024Gravesend
Inquest28 May 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRedemta Thoroughgood4220 August 2023Barbados
Inquest29 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMaurice Finch9123 February 2025Cranbrook
Inquest29 May 202511:15amOakwood House, MaidstoneAlba Ward8520 April 2025Tunbridge Wells
Inquest4 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneLynne Stratford5316 December 2025Longfield
Inquest10 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneEmily Tomkinson3712 June 2024Tonbridge
Inquest11 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Down5916 February 2025Gravesend
Inquest11 June 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneTerence Edwards9023 February 2025Cranbrook
Inquest11 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Barker395 February 2025Greenhithe
Inquest18 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneSarah Stevens549 March 2025Sevenoaks
Inquest18 June 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJesse Kay5614 December 2024Gravesend
Inquest23 to 26 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Shimwell5331 May 2024Kings College Hospital
Inquest2 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDerek Geer8714 March 2025Sevenoaks
Inquest2 July 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMara Pula544 January 2025Darent Valley Hospital
Inquest2 July 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLawrence Brown9328 April 2025Dartford
Inquest9 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJoan Dawson902 March 2025Darent Valley Hospital
Inquest9 July 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Harding9617 March 2025Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Inquest9 July 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDaphne Burden831 May 2025Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Inquest16 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePamela Gibbons7712 March 2025Greenhithe
Inquest16 July 20252pmOakwood House, Maidstone Emma Tinpeloo4228 March 2025Gravesend
Inquest16 July 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Ottoway7118 March 2025Sevenoaks
Inquest23 July 202510:30amOakwood House, Maidstone Adegboye Mukaila3523 March 2024Darent Valley Hospital
Inquest 30 July 202510:30amOakwood House, Maidstone Marc Woollett5019 January 2025Tonbridge
Inquest30 July 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJames King3926 January 2025Sevenoaks
Pre inquest review30 July 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCarole Farley8030 January 2025Darent Valley Hospital
Inquest6 August 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneCharles Ghosh2215 November 2024Tunbridge Wells
Inquest13 August 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJack Holden3215 August 2024Northfleet
Inquest20 August 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneBradly Ward5814 January 2025Cranbrook
Inquest20 August 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneWayne Parchment612 May 2025Dartford
Inquest27 August 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJack Priebe6522 December 2024Dartford
Inquest27 August 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneSarah Smith541 January 2025Cowden
Inquest3 September 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneStuart Donald Post4015 March 2025Dartford
Inquest17 September 202510amOakwood House, Maidstone Lisa Smith4314 February 2025Knockholt
Inquest17 September 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneEdward Smith437 March 2025Essex
Inquest22 to 20 September 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneTommy Kneebone7 months21 January 2023Tunbridge Wells
Inquest8 October 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Barton3321 March 2025Swanley
Inquest22 October 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Kneller6919 April 2025Staplehurst
Inquest29 October 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneHenryk Gorniak659 March 2025Pembury
Inquest19 November 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAdrian Gherghe3711 April 2025Gravesend
Inquest25 November 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJennifer Humm6725 November 2024Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Inquest26 November 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCarolyn Groom7624 April 2025Gravesend