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Investigations and inquests in north east Kent

This area covers the district council areas of Canterbury (part), Dover (part) and Thanet.

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
Inquest21 November 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneHenry Duley2025 April 2024Whitstable
Inquest21 November 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneKathleen Rye619 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest21 November 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneNicholas Pemble384 August 2024Deal
Inquest21 November 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Christie9311 July 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest21 November 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneCharlotte Smith3 weeks24 July 2024Herne Bay
Inquest21 November 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKatie Inglis3510 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest21 November 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneSteven Dance509 May 2024Margate
Inquest21 November 20243:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Llewellyn8425 September 2024Dover
Inquest25 November 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneBenjamin Williams5830 July 2024Margate
Inquest25 November 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Fielder7829 August 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest25 November 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRoger Gosbee8118 June 2024Deal
Inquest25 November 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMargaret Holyer9430 July 2024Canterbury
Inquest25 November 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneLloyd Clapton6329 October 2024Kent And Canterbury Hospital
Inquest25 November 20243:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneSusan Harley7021 May 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Pre inquest review27 November 202412pmOakwood House, MaidstoneEmily Stokes1727 September 2024Margate
Inquest27 November 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKevin Gillespie7019 October 2024Margate
Inquest28 November 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneGeorgie Matthias3330 May 2024Ramsgate
Inquest28 November 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJade Huckstep3719 July 2024Ramsgate
Inquest28 November 202412:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Ward6430 October 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest28 November 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJulie Carpenter618 April 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest2 December 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAlfred Dowdye569 September 2024Ramsgate
Inquest2 December 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Covey5510 APril 2024Canterbury
Inquest2 December 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKosy Chukwura3420 June 2024Broadstairs
Inquest2 December 20243:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKatherine Wimble478 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest5 to 6 December 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneRicki Cozier3515 December 2023Canterbury
Inquest5 December 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneAdrian Smith4722 June 2024Broadstairs
Inquest5 December 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneLorraine Kinnear606 July 2024Herne Bay
Inquest5 December 202411amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Iafrate6413 June 2024Canterbury
Inquest5 December 202411:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDamien Atherton5024 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest9 December 20249:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDerek Tweddle6112 August 2024Deal
Inquest9 December 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneKathleen Rye619 March 2024Margate
Inquest9 December 20243pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Oatley8028 September 2024Pilgrims Hospice
Inquest12 December 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnn Caldicott6621 February 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest12 December 20242pmOakwood House, MaidstoneChristopher Charlesworth677 November 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest16 December 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnn Brown852 January 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest6 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneKeith Foster8214 October 2024Canterbury
Inquest7 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJeanie White753 December 2023Romney Marsh
Inquest9 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Connaughton851 September 2024Deal
Inquest13 January 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneSarah Heaver5927 May 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest13 January 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMalcolm Sandell5416 October 2024Canterbury
Inquest13 January 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRosemary Coote9420 October 2024Herne Bay
Inquest16 January 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneAlan Savage7612 October 2024Ramsgate
Inquest16 January 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneTanya Butler3414 June 2024Whitstable
Inquest20 January 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneLouey David2623 July 204King's College Hospital
Inquest22 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneDiane Guerin663 October 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest23 January 202410amOakwood House, MaidstoneUpali Meththananda7610 October 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest27 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneRoland Burden921 July 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Pre inquest review29 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneTom Watson186 September 2024Canterbury
Inquest29 to 30 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneSandra Kirkbride768 April 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest3 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneDorothy Reid913 April 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest24 February 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Walsh7824 October 2024Canterbury
Inquest24 February 202511amOakwood House, MaidstonePaul White7918 October 2024Canterbury
Inquest10 March 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneLinda Durling606 September 2024Herne Bay
Inquest17 March 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneThomas Smith194 November 2024Canterbury
Inquest1 June 202410:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneTrevor Holness6718 October 2024Margate