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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
Inquest14 April 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneEdward Rees8614 March 2025William Harvey Hospital
Inquest17 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJanice Parsons7515 November 2024Tenterden
Inquest17 April 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneStephen Scott6426 March 2025Hythe
Inquest17 April 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneDenise Waldron9124 March 2025William Harvey Hospital
Pre inquest review17 April 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneWendy Collison8315 February 2025William Harvey Hospital
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
Inquest22 April 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRoy Scoot902 February 2025William 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
Inquest8 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnthony Foreman8520 July 2024Hythe
Inquest 9 May 202510amOakwood House, Maidstone Charles Walker7510 November 2024William Harvey Hospital
Pre inquest review12 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneBraylon Denman1 week4 October 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest12 May 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Pryhyk4416 January 2025William Harvey Hospital
Pre inquest review12 May 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Henderson5317 September 2024Kings College Hospital
Pre inquest review15 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneLeah Bishop144 November 2024Romney Marsh
Inquest15 May 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneVernett Sutherland8416 December 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest16 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneDiana Adams6517 August 2024Hythe
Inquest16 May 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneSheila Hunt8414 September 2024William Harvey Hospital
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
Inquest20 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstonePamela Kilsby709 December 2024St Marys Bay
Pre inquest review20 May 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDane Henderson6630 September 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest22 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneStewart Harman5117 March 2024Folkestone
Inquest23 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMariam Ibrahim3130 November 2024Ashford
Inquest23 May 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnneka Barham3313 October 2024Thanet Way
Pre inquest review23 May 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Ronayne4410 August 2024Faversham
Inquest31 May 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneWilliam North727 July 2024Ashford
Inquest2 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneBrigid Nertney6825 January 2025English Channel off the Coast of Dungerness
Inquest2 June 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneAshleigh Annett3418 February 2025Dover
Inquest2 June 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMatthew Herley4822 February 2025Ashford
Inquest2 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCharles Morris7228 December 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest6 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMartin Walczak6528 March 2024Royal London Hospital
Inquest9 to 11 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneLucy Cziraki364 October 2023Tonbridge
Inquest9 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneGlenn Edwards4623 February 2025Langdon Bay
Inquest9 June 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneRhiana Cassenelli2824 March 2025Folkestone
Inquest12 to 13 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneBear Knight2 weeks1 September 2023St Thomas' Hospital
Inquest20 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneBrian Goldsmith778 December 2024William Harvey Hospital
Inquest2 July 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Kew5624 March 2025Chiddingstone
Inquest7 to 8 July 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneStewart Harman5117 March 2025Folkestone
Inquest10 to 11 July 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJeanie White753 December 2023St Marys Bay
Inquest 11 July 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneBhim Limbu735 March 2025Folkestone
Inquest11 July 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnthony Watson365 March 2025Folkestone
Inquest1 August 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Norton5019 May 2024Dover
Inquest8 August 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneRosemary Jackman7626 March 2025Appledore
Pre inquest review5 September 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneCatherine Morgan374 September 2024St Margarets at Cliffe
Inquest29 September to 3 October 20259:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneCatherine Morgan374 September 2024St Margarets at Cliffe