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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
Inquest12 February 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneBrian Abbott878 September 2024Canterbury
Pre inquest review12 February 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneKevan Collins6124 December 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest12 February 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJoan Cowley901 August 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest12 February 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneHarley Lowe332 July 2024Whitstable
Inquest14 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneBenjamin Courtney3330 November 2024Margate
Inquest17 February 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Christie9311 July 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest17 February 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKyriakos Kourea9816 December 2024Margate
Inquest24 February 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Walsh7824 October 2024Canterbury
Inquest24 February 202511amOakwood House, MaidstonePaul White7918 October 2024Canterbury
Inquest24 February 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePaul Jemmett4516 July 2024King's College Hospital
Inquest24 February 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneShirley Brown8511 February 2024Canterbury
Inquest24 February 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKatherine Wimble478 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest26 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneKevin Gillespie7019 October 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest26 February 202511amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Davies7917 November 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest26 February 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Roberts7913 February 2024Kent and Canterbury Hosptial
Inquest24 February 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKosy Chukwura3420 June 2024Broadstairs
Inquest3 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Covey5510 April 2024Canterbury
Inquest3 March 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneChristopher Strudwick6022 January 2025Kent and Canterbury Hosptial
Inquest3 March 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJohn Hall9316 January 2025Deal
Inquest5 March 202510:30Oakwood House, MaidstoneMartin Johnston6730 September 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest5 March 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAngela Sanson8713 December 2024Birchington
Pre inquest review6 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneEmily Stokes1729 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest10 March 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneLinda Durling606 September 2024Herne Bay
Inquest10 March 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKeith Foster8214 October 2024Canterbury
Inquest10 March 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMaureen Minnin9130 December 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest12 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Eastwood5523 November 2024Ramsgate
Inquest12 March 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichelle Bull3429 January 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Pre inquest review14 March 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneCatherine Morgan374 September 2024Dover
Inquest17 March 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneThomas Smith194 November 2024Canterbury
Inquest17 March 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Fludgate745 November 2024Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Inquest17 March 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJean West8711 November 2024Sandwich
Inquest17 March 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneGeorgie Johns261 August 2024Canterbury
Inquest19 March 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneTom Watson186 September 2024Canterbury
Inquest23 March 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJennifer Cargill7427 November 2024Margate
Inquest24 March 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstonePeter Fincham655 December 2024Ramsgate
Inquest24 March 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneBernard Foad9221 September 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest26 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnn Brown852 January 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest27 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneSarah Heaver5927 May 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest31 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnn Caldicott6621 February 2024Kent and Canterbury Hosptial
Inquest7 to 10 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneEmily Stokes1729 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneRenee Davis5211 April 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest7 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Irving1920 November 2024Canterbury
Inquest14 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneScott Huskinson5125 November 2024Margate
Inquest14 April 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneSteven Coade461 December 2024Deal
Pre inquest review14 April 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneArchie Squire123 November 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Pre inquest review16 April 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Willis7928 June 2024Sheerness
Inquest 22 April 202510amOakwood House, Maidstone Jermaine Parara4618 September 2024Ramsgate
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
Inquest28 April 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMavis Hobson9424 December 2024Ramsgate
Inquest28 April 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneIan Salt7211 November 2024Kent and Canterbury Hosptial
Inquest30 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJulie Carpenter618 April 2024Kent and Canterbury Hosptial
Inquest6 May 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneKatie Inglis3510 June 2024Queen 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
Inquest1 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneTrevor Holness6718 October 2024Margate
Inquest16 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJulie Pratt6628 November 2024Westgate on Sea
Inquest25 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneSophie Jackson3419 January 2025Margate