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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

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
Inquest5 July 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneLee Colbert6317 April 2024Ashford
Inquest5 July 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneSylvia Frost9012 April 2024Folkestone
Inquest5 July 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneHans-Jakob Hurlimann7324 April 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest5 July 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneRoy Moore7928 March 2024New Romney
Inquest5 July 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDanny Robertson4511 February 2024Dover
Pre inquest review5 July 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneChelsea Malthouse3019 January 2024Ashford
Inquest8 July 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneChristopher Hounsell6122 December 2023King's College Hospital
Inquest8 July 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneJulia Baldwin6230 November 2023Malaga
Pre inquest review8 July 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneElizabeth Elliott7615 March 2012Folkestone
Inquest8 July 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMartin Walczak6528 March 2024Royal London Hospital
Inquest8 July 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAmanda Bell4016 December 2023Dover
Inquest11 July 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneLinda Leighton6630 May 2024Dover
Inquest11 July 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneShane Rowden5924 March 2024Dover
Inquest11 July 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneGeorge Piper7512 March 2024Folkestone
Inquest29 July 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneDeborah Killeen5915 December 2023Ashford
Inquest30 July 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneJill Haddock7929 December 2023Ashford
Inquest2 August 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMelvyn Reed809 May 2024Ashford
Inquest2 August 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneColin Linkin7010 May 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest2 August 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichele Chapman8231 May 2024Ashford
Inquest5 August 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Gatehouse8627 May 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest5 August 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Shannon819 March 2024King's College Hospital
Pre inquest review5 August 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJeanie White753 December 2023Romney Marsh
Inquest12 August 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneRaymond Goldsack9123 February 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest30 August 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Morgan793 June 204William Harvey Hospital
Inquest6 September 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneNeal Andrew653 February 2024Ashford
Inquest9 September 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneStuart Donnelly524 May 2024Wootten
Inquest9 September 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneLuke Greenaway338 June 2024Kennington
Inquest9 September 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneThomas Ayris3714 June 2024Unknown
Inquest13 September 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneKevin Goldsmith5429 February 2024A251
Inquest13 September 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneKevin Blackwell521 June 2024Dover
Inquest13 September 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Jordan853 April 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest16 September 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneWendy Willis7514 April 2024Lydd
Inquest7 October 202410amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Dowsett7418 November 2023Dover
Inquest2 December 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneJulia Baldwin6230 November 2023Malaga
Inquest13 December 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneAdam Woolard4813 May 2024Thai International Hospital