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
Pre inquest review10 January 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneErnest Gray9524 November 2023William Harvey Hospital
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
Inquest13 January 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneBernard Foad9221 September 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest13 January 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Miller534 July 2024Margate
Inquest13 January 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Newton5926 April 2024Deal
Inquest13 January 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Pope6031 August 2024Birchington
Inquest16 January 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneAlan Savage7612 October 2024Ramsgate
Inquest16 January 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneTanya Butler3414 June 2024Whitstable
Inquest16 January 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneBenjamin Williams5830 July 2024Margate
Inquest16 January 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAnthony Roberts8520 November 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest16 January 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Roberts7913 February 2024Kent and Canterbury Hosptial
Inquest17 January 202510amOakwood ;House, MaidstoneCraig Perry4731 October 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest20 January 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneLouey David2623 July 2024King's College Hospital
Inquest20 January 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMohamed Sikkanther7219 November 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Pre inquest review20 January 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneGeorgie Matthias3330 May 2024Ramsgate
Inquest20 January 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneNicholas Pemble384 August 2024Deal
Inquest20 January 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKim Hogbin598 July 2024Ramsgate
Inquest20 January 20253:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJacqueline Williams7817 March 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest22 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneDiane Guerin663 October 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest22 January 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneKathleen Rye619 March 2024Margate
Inquest23 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneUpali Meththananda7610 October 2023Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest23 January 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneMichelle Bull3429 January 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest23 January 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneElizabeth Soper9523 December 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest27 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneRoland Burden921 July 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Pre inquest review27 January 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRenee Davis5211 April 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest27 January 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneRobert Tripp5310 July 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest29 to 30 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneSandra Kirkbride768 April 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Pre inquest review29 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneTom Watson186 September 2024Canterbury
Inquest29 January 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAlbert Hulus3 weeks12 September 2024Deal
Pre inquest review29 January 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneJulie Carpenter618 April 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Pre inquest review29 January 20253pmOakwood House, MaidstoneMichelle Creasy6424 February 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest30 January 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAnn Caldicott6621 February 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest3 to 4 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneDorothy Reid918 April 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest3 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneDorothy Reid913 April 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest3 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneHarry Tillman282 July 2024Canterbury
Inquest3 February 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneMisty Jo Foreman-Stewart5 months22 April 2024Canterbury
Inquest3 February 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Findley4827 June 2024Margate
Inquest3 February 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Murray6219 June 2024Ramsgate
Inquest10 February 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneIan Salt7211 November 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
Inquest10 February 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneJames Eastwood5523 November 2024Ramsgate
Inquest10 February 202511:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneTrevor Holness6718 October 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Pre inquest review10 February 202512pmOakwood House, MaidstoneEmily Tomkinson3712 June 2024Tonbridge
Inquest10 February 20252pmOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid Emery8529 August 2024Kent and Canterbury Hospital
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 202512:30pmOakwood House, MaidstoneKeith Foster8214 October 2024Canterbury
Inquest3 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneAndrew Covey5510 April 2024Canterbury
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
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
Inquest24 March 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneJenniger Cargill7427 November 2024Margate
Inquest7 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneMichael Irving1920 November 2024Canterbury
Inquest7 to 10 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneEmily Stokes1729 June 2024Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital
Inquest14 April 202510amOakwood House, MaidstoneScott Huskinson5125 November 2024Margate
Inquest14 April 202511amOakwood House, MaidstoneSteven Coade461 December 2024Deal
Pre inquest review16 April 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneDavid  Willis7928 June 2024Sheerness
Inquest28 April 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneMavis Hobson9424 December 2024Ramsgate
Inquest1 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneTrevor Holness6718 October 2024Margate
Inquest16 June 202510:30amOakwood House, MaidstoneJulie Pratt6628 November 2024Westgate on Sea