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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
Inquest7 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Irving1920 November 2024Canterbury
Inquest 7 April 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneViolet Humphreys935 March 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 April 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnn Caldicott6621 February 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest8 to 10 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneEmily Stokes1729 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest 9 April 202510amOakwood House, Maidstone John Tillett856 November 2024Ramsgate
Inquest9 April 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Davies7917 November 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest9 April 20252:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneChelsie Lea Hoyle3417 May 2024King's College Hospital
Inquest9 April 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAngela Richards497 October 2024Margate
Inquest14 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneScott Huskinson5125 November 2024Margate
Inquest14 April 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneSteven Coade461 December 2024Deal
Inquest14 April 202511:30Oakwood House, MaidstoneBenjamin Courtney3330 November 2024Margate
Pre inquest review14 April 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneArchie Squire123 November 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest14 April 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneStella Belsey976 January 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest15 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMichelle Bull3429 January 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest15 April 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMisty-Jo Foreman-Stewart5 months22 April 2024Canterbury
Pre inquest review16 April 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Willis7928 June 2024Sheerness
Inquest 22 April 202510amOakwood House, Maidstone Jermaine Parara4618 September 2024Ramsgate
Inquest22 April 20251pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Stevens7926 January 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest22 April 20253pmOakwood House, Maidstone Deborah Hook618 February 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest23 April 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJennifer Cargill7427 November 2024Margate
Pre inquest review23 April 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMargaret Day8618 November 2023Herne Bay
Pre inquest review23 April 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneErnest Gray9524 November 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest23 April 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAnnemarie Rigden7514 February 2025Whitstable
Pre inquest review23 April 20253pmOakwood House, Maidstone Daman Bridger5428 February 2025Margate
Inquest25 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneCraig Perry4731 October 2023Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest28 April 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMavis Hobson9424 December 2024Ramsgate
Inquest28 April 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneIan Salt7211 November 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest 28 April 20252pmOakwood House, Maidstone Trevor Holness6718 October 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest30 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJulie Carpenter618 April 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Pre inquest review1 May 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneHussain Ahmed3119 November 2022Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest6 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneKatie Inglis3510 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest 9 May 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAlan Wise6221 September 2024Margate
Inquest 9 May 2025 11amOakwood House, Maidstone Zoe Lexa5320 February 2025Ramsgate
Inquest9 May 202511:30am Oakwood House, MaidstoneLaurence Woodford796 December 2024Margate
Inquest9 May 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Doyle8719 February 2025Ramsgate
Inquest 9 May 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneOliver Scamp5130 October 2024Canterbury
Inquest 9 May 20252:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneHamish McEwan5329 October 2024Fordwich
Inquest 9 May 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAdam Brown5514 October 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest9 May 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneBrenda Hatchman8613 March 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest12 to 14 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneUpali Meththananda7620 October 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest12 to 16 May 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMargaret Day8618 November 2023Herne Bay
Inquest12 to 16 May 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneErnest Gray9524 November 2023William Harvey Hospital
Inquest19 to 29 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneArchie Squire123 November 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest2 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Lawrence7331 January 2025Birchington
Inquest 2 June 202510:30amOakwood House, Maidstone Susan Lawson511 February 2025Deal
Pre inquest review 2 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMaria O'Hare3628 August 2024Canterbury
Inquest4 June 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneRenee Davis5211 April 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest9 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Hall9316 January 2025Deal
Inquest 9 June 202512pmOakwood House, Maidstone David Brown7118 December 2024Canterbury
Inquest9 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJane Butterfield684 November 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest11 June 202510amOakwood House, Maidstone Paul Jemmett4516 July 2024King's College Hospital
Inquest16 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJulie Pratt6628 November 2024Westgate on Sea
Inquest16 June 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneTadas Sadauskas405 February 2025Margate
Inquest16 June 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRussell Brown5827 July 2024King's College Hospital
Inquest18 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichelle Creasey6424 February 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest23 June 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstonePauline Driver799 February 2025Birchington
Inquest23 June 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMargaret Joyce8421 August 2024Canterbury
Inquest25 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneSophie Jackson3419 January 2025Margate
Inquest25 June 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneIvan Kemp7724 March 2025Pilgrims Hospice Thanet Margate
Inquest25 June 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneWilliam Manning8527 March 2025Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest3 to 4 July 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneKatherine Wimble478 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest4 July 202510amOakwood House, Maidstone Renee Davis5211 April 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest9 July 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Fludgate745 November 2024Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Inquest 21 July 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneKai Watson-Meyers1328 February 2025Thailand
Inquest22 September 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMark McGowan384 March 2025Canterbury