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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
Inquest16 April 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneGlen Stopher4320 November 2024Gravesend
Inquest16 April 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Hyde Edwards9224 March 2025Pembury
Inquest29 to 30 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneThomas Newton2430 June 204Frittenden
Inquest30 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Holmes5230 October 2024Dartford
Inquest30 April 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneChristopher Venus4716 November 2024Swanscombe
Inquest30 April 202512:15pmOakwood House, MaidstoneSeymour Howell674 January 2025Dartford
Inquest30 April 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAarron Parker1729 December 2024Dartford
Pre inquest review1 May 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneTommy Kneebone7 months21 January 2023Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Inquest7 May 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneTamara-Jane Pritchard283 November 2024Swanley
Inquest7 May 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKay Nye8712 March 2025Tunbridge Wells
Inquest 14 May 202510:30amOakwood House, Maidstone Ronald Burkett7313 February 2025Darent Valley Hospital
Inquest14 May 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Fryett8617 March 2025Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Inquest14 May 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstonePatricia Brenchley8825 March 2025Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Inquest14 May 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneZack Vadaguer-Hesno5523 October 2024Dartford
Inquest 21 May 202511:30amOakwood House, Maidstone John Squires243 September 2024St Georges Hospital
Inquest28 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneGeorge Passmore2931 December 2024Gravesend
Inquest29 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMaurice Finch9123 February 2025Cranbrook
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
Inquest23 to 26 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Shimwell5331 May 2024Kings College Hospital
Inquest2 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDerek Geer8714 March 2025Sevenoaks
Inquest9 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJoan Dawson902 March 2025Darent Valley Hospital
Inquest16 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePamela Gibbons7712 March 2025Greenhithe
Inquest 30 July 202510:30amOakwood House, Maidstone Marc Woollett5019 January 2025Tonbridge
Inquest30 July 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJames King3926 January 2025Sevenoaks
Inquest13 August 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJack Holden3215 August 2024Northfleet
Inquest20 August 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneBradly Ward5814 January 2025Cranbrook
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
Inquest8 October 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Barton3321 March 2025Swanley
Inquest29 October 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneHenryk Gorniak659 March 2025Pembury
Inquest25 November 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJennifer Humm6725 November 2024Tunbridge Wells Hospital