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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
Inquest13 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneDouglas Maynard7221 July 2024Ashford
Inquest14 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Lang654 June 2024Ashford
Inquest14 February 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Deme773 December 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest14 February 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Iliff854 December 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest14 February 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDiana Adams6517 August 2024Hythe
Inquest14 February 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstonePaul Pantrey6330 August 2024Ashford
Inquest14 February 20252:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneWilliam Buckthorpe8113 January 2025Hythe
Inquest14 February 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDean Gibbs5023 September 2024Ashford
Inquest24 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Budd7818 January 2025William Harvey Hospital
Inquest24 February 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDael Carter416 September 2024Hythe
Inquest24 February 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneMargaret Manwaring9320 January 2025Ashford
Inquest24 February 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneNora Kay Sherriff8528 October 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest24 February 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneThomas Kingsnorth Barton8627 January 2025Ashford
Inquest25 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMicheal Wasser5315 August 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest28 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneEdith Cash8311 October 2024Folkestone
Inquest28 February 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAdam Woolard4813 May 2024Thailand
Inquest28 February 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCharles Walker7510 November 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest28 February 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneStephen Finnis8819 September 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest5 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Savage591 April 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest5 March 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKathleen Finch8814 January 2025Ashford
Inquest7 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneLeah Bishop144 November 2024Romney Marsh
Inquest7 March 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJean Burden9810 December 2024Herne Bay
Inquest10 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneTravis Matthews343 January 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest10 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Nash7725 October 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest12 to 13 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneBear Knight2 weeks1 September 2023St Thomas Hospital
Inquest17 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneCharles Morris7228 December 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest17 March 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLewis Holmes2531 October 2024Canterbury
Inquest21 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Ronayne4410 August 2024Faversham
Inquest21 March 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJacqueline Kite734 October 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest21 March 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstonePaul Cullen6316 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
Inquest31 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJoanna Costello5517 October 2024Acol
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
Pre inquest review22 April 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLeah Daley2417 May 2024Folkestone
Inquest25 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndriana Bennett769 June 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest28 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneChelsea Malthouse3019 January 2024Ashford
Inquest6 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneLeon Herbert222 January 2025Wye
Inquest19 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneEben Van Der Watt5314 December 2024Ashford
Inquest19 May 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneSandra Fife8122 January 2025Headcorn
Inquest31 May 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneWilliam North727 July 2024Ashford
Pre inquest review1 August 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAntony Foreman8520 July 2024Hythe
Inquest1 August 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Norton5019 May 2024Dover