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Inquest hearings times and dates

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View upcoming inquest hearings
Visiting the Medico-Legal Centre
Request or pay for inquest copies
Role of the Coroner
Refer a death to the coroner

Inquests into sudden death are held in the courts at the Medico-Legal Centre. They are open to the public and will be heard by the Coroner or one of their assistants. If you wish to attend an inquest, please contact our office on 0114 2738721.

Read more about inquests

The majority of inquests are held before a Coroner sitting alone. This will be the Senior Coroner or one of their Assistant Coroners. Assistant Coroners are also legally qualified and often ‘sit’ for the Senior Coroner on a few days each month. However, an inquest must be heard before a jury (of between 7 and 11 people) if the death occurred in detention (for example in prison or police custody), in a works accident or in other limited circumstances.

By law, the inquest is restricted to establishing the deceased's identity, when and where they died and how the death occurred. The verdict cannot be framed in such a way as to indicate criminal liability on the part of a named person or civil liability.

Upcoming inquests

Name Hearing Date Hearing Time Hearing Type Date of death Place of death Age Coroner District
William George Sampson 23/03/2023 10:00 Inquest 11/02/2022 Sheffield  27 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
Paul England 24/03/2023 09:00 Opening 07/01/2023 Sheffield  48 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
Brian Spurr 24/03/2023 09:00 Opening 16/03/2023 Sheffield  86 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
John Carter 24/03/2023 09:00 Opening 13/10/2022 Sheffield  51 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
Katherine Hoffman 24/03/2023 09:00 Single Hearing Inquest 12/03/2023 Sheffield  75 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
Rebecca Cosgrove 24/03/2023 09:00 Single Hearing Inquest 17/03/2023 Sheffield  39 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
William George Sampson 24/03/2023 10:00 Inquest 11/02/2022 Sheffield  27 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
Jessica Susan, also known as Alex, Dews 24/03/2023 13:00 Pre Inquest Review 18/07/2022 Sheffield 13 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Martyn George Webster 27/03/2023 09:00 Opening  30/10/2022 Sheffield 64 Ms T Rawden Sheffield
Sarah Jane Brierley 27/03/2023 09:00 Opening  20/02/2023 Sheffield 49 Ms T Rawden Sheffield
Mark Taylor 27/03/2023 09:00 Opening  18/10/2022 Sheffield 62 Ms T Rawden Sheffield
Lindsay Anne Mayfield 27/03/2023 09:00 Opening 23/10/2022 Sheffield 46 Ms T Rawden Sheffield
Jason Mark McDonald Barker 27/03/2023 09:00 Opening 01/02/2023 Sheffield 49 Ms T Rawden Sheffield
Jean Revill 28/03/2023 10:00 Inquest 25/05/2022 Sheffield  72 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
Jean Revill 29/03/2023 10:00 Inquest 25/05/2022 Sheffield  72 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
George Higgins 29/03/2023 13:00 Inquest 07/02/2022 Sheffield   83 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield  
Lee Anthony Dryden 30/03/2023 10:30 Inquest 12/01/2022 Barnsley 44 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
Michael Whiteman 31/03/2023 10:00 Documentary Inquest 26/05/2022 Barnsley 53 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
John Hilton 31/03/2023 13:00 Documentary Inquest 18/10/2022 Barnsley 58 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
Lynn Marie Powell 31/03/2023 13:00 Documentary Inquest 22/08/2022 Barnsley 46 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
Craig Jones 31/03/2023 13:00 Documentary Inquest 08/11/2022 Barnsley 39 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
Darren Terence Atkinson 31/03/2023 13:00 Documentary Inquest 18/05/2022 Barnsley 53 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
Jacqueline Marie Hazlehurst 31/03/2023 13:00 Documentary Inquest 21/05/2022 Sheffield  80 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
Kevin Dobson 31/03/2023 13:00 Documentary Inquest 06/11/2022 Barnsley  45 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley 
Michael John Harper 31/03/2023 13:00 Documentary Inquest 27/12/2022 Barnsley  41 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley 
Michael John Smith 31/03/2023 13:00 Documentary Inquest 17/05/2022 Barnsley 80 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
Kyle Alan Ringland 03/04/2023 13:30 Inquest 16/06/2022 Sheffield 38 Ms T Rawden Sheffield
Christine Dawn Roome 04/04/2023 10:30 Inquest 08/02/2022 Sheffield 59 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Roger David Hutchison 05/04/2023 13:00 Documentary Inquest 13/05/2022 Chesterfield 49 Ms K Dickinson Chesterfield
Rachael Amiee Emily Louisa Howson 06/04/2023 10:00 Inquest 19/09/2021 Barnsley 35 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
Gareth Etchells-Height 06/04/2023 14:00 Pre-Inquest Review 24/04/2022 Sheffield 42 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Ciri (Morgan) Fleming 11/04/2023 10:00 Pre-Inquest Review 10/07/2022 Sheffield 22 Mr S Eccleston Sheffield
Karen Marie Ashton 12/04/2023 10:00 Documentary Inquest 10/08/2022 Sheffield 59 Mr S Eccleston Sheffield
Patricia Ann Price 12/04/2023 10:00 Documentary Inquest 25/10/2022 Sheffield 84 Mr S Eccleston Sheffield
Thomas Patrick Power 14/04/2023 11:00 Inquest 19/06/2022 Barnsley 90 Ms A Combes Barnsley
James Goodison 17/04/2023 10:00 Inquest with Jury 24/06/2022 Sheffield 82 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
James Goodison 18/04/2023 10:00 Inquest with Jury 24/06/2022 Sheffield 82 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Jason Antony Flynn 19/04/2023 13:00 Inquest 24/07/2021 Barnsley 50 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley

Contact the Medico-Legal Centre

Watery Street
Sheffield
S3 7ES
Ask us a question
0114 273 8721
Monday to Friday
8am to 4pm

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