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Investigations and inquests in central and south east Kent

This area covers the district council areas of Ashford, Canterbury (part), Dover (part), Folkestone and Hythe, Swale (part).

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
Inquest17 March 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstonePaul Cullen6416 October 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest21 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Ronayne4410 August 2024Faversham
Inquest21 March 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLewis Holmes2531 October 2024Canterbury
Inquest21 March 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJacqueline Kite734 October 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest24 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneSteven Webb7322 October 2024Herne Bay
Inquest24 March 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneBrian Goldsmith778 December 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest24 March 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRonald Byrne7113 December 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest24 March 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneVernett Sutherland8416 December 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest 24 March 20253pmOakwood House, Maidstone Shirley Jones7525 February 2025Folkestone
Inquest28 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneSheila Hunt8414 September 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest31 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJoanna Costello5517 October 2024Acol
Pre inquest review31 March 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneJeanie White753 December 2023St Mary's Bay
Pre inquest review31 March 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCatherine Morgan374 September 2024St Margarets At Cliffe
Inquest11 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneLuke Brown3126 December 2024Canterbury
Inquest14 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAntony Foreman8520 July 2024Hythe
Inquest22 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneStephen Paynter5628 December 2024Ashford
Pre inquest review22 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneDanielle Tuohy2523 January 2025Ashford
Inquest22 April 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMicheal Wasser5315 August 2024William Harvey Hospital
Pre inquest review22 April 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLeah Daley2417 May 2024Folkestone
Inquest22 April 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRoy Scoot902 February 2025William Harvey Hospital
Inquest25 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndriana Bennett769 June 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest28 to 29 April and 2 and 6 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneChelsea Malthouse3019 January 2024Ashford
Inquest6 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneLeon Herbert222 January 2025Wye
Inquest6 May 202511amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Parry827 February 2025William Harvey Hospital
Inquest6 May 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneThomas Kingsnorth Barton8627 January 2025William Harvey Hospital
Inquest6 May 20252:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDean Gibbs5023 September 2024Ashford
Inquest 9 May 202510amOakwood House, Maidstone Charles Walker7510 November 2024William Harvey Hospital
Pre inquest review15 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneLeah Bishop144 November 2024Romney Marsh
Inquest19 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneEben Van Der Watt5314 December 2024Ashford
Inquest19 May 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneTejinder Singh Sidu3423 January 2025Folkestone
Inquest19 May 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneSandra Fife8122 January 2025Headcorn
Inquest19 May 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCavan Scott192 May 2022Teynham
Inquest22 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneStewart Harman5117 March 2024Folkestone
Inquest23 May 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnneka Barham3313 October 2024Thanet Way
Inquest31 May 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneWilliam North727 July 2024Ashford
Inquest2 June 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneAshleigh Annett3418 February 2025Dover
Inquest2 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCharles Morris7228 December 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest9 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneGlenn Edwards4623 February 2025Langdon Bay
Pre inquest review1 August 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAntony Foreman8520 July 2024Hythe
Inquest1 August 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Norton5019 May 2024Dover