Inquest hearings times and dates

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.

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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
Matthew Adrian Scott 15/05/2025 10:00 Inquest 17/06/2024 Sheffield 27 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Brian Cartwright 15/05/2025 14:00 Documentary Inquest 20/12/2024 Sheffield 84 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Lon Seng 16/05/2025 09:00 Opening 22/01/2025 Barnsley 76 Ms M Whittle Barnsley
Kathryn Sandra Hannam 16/05/2025 09:00 Opening 24/04/2025 Sheffield 80 Ms M Whittle Sheffield
Jacob Raphael Hopkin-Fisher 16/05/2025 09:00 Opening 09/02/2025 Sheffield 49 Ms M Whittle Sheffield
Jean Whelan 16/05/2025 10:00 Inquest 25/01/2025 Sheffield 81 Ms M Whittle Sheffield
Michael Collins 16/05/2025 13:30 Documentary Inquest 03/12/2024 Sheffield  51 Ms M Whittle Sheffield 
Royston Adlington 19/05/2025 09:00 Opening 09/05/2025 Sheffield 72 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
John Patrick McElhinney 19/05/2025 10:00 Inquest 06/01/2025 Sheffield  67 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
Zillah Price 19/05/2025 13:30 Inquest 05/05/2024 Sheffield  93 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield 
Ian Stuart Farmer 20/05/2025 09:00 Opening 13/05/2025 Sheffield 62 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Robert Bedford 20/05/2025 09:00 Opening 04/05/2025 Sheffield 76 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Peter Frederick Townsend 20/05/2025 09:00 Opening 28/09/2024 Sheffield 88 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Daniel Jack Fitzsimmons-Chatterton 20/05/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 08/09/2024 Sheffield 22 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Fareeda Begum 20/05/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 30/01/2025 Sheffield 69 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Maciej Bartosz Wejman 20/05/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 01/11/2024 Sheffield 49 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Phillip McCauliffe  20/05/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 15/12/2023 Sheffield 67 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Mark Edward William Keer 20/05/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 15/01/2025 Sheffield 65 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Steven Dennis Stringfellow 21/05/2025 10:00 Inquest 27/06/2024 Sheffield  63 Ms R Connell Sheffield 
Arthur Lowery 22/05/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 20/12/2024 Sheffield  85 Ms H Berry Sheffield 
June Denise Firth 22/05/2025 11:15 Documentary Inquest 02/01/2025 Sheffield  78 Ms H Berry Sheffield 
Megan Annlouise Short 22/05/2025 13:00 Documentary Inquest 06/08/2024 Sheffield  33 Ms H Berry Sheffield 
Barbara Henderson Culver 22/05/2025 14:45 Documentary Inquest 09/02/2025 Sheffield  93 Ms H Berry Sheffield 
Benjamin Luke Wilding 23/05/2025 10:00 Inquest 22/09/2024 Sheffield 47 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Gordon Thew 23/05/2025 14:00 Documentary Inquest 10/01/2025 Sheffield 67 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Craig Ashley Hardy 27/05/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 12/01/2025 Barnsley  56 Ms A Pountney Barnsley 
Lenny Parker 27/05/2025 11:30 Documentary Inquest 26/08/2024 Sheffield  51 Ms A Pountney Sheffield 
Jessie Mary Aldous 27/05/2025 14:00 Documentary Inquest 16/11/2024 Sheffield 95 Ms T Rawden Sheffield
Glyn Cawthorne 27/05/2025 15:15 Documentary Inquest 20/12/2024 Sheffield 55 Ms A Pountney Sheffield
Rowley Newson 28/05/2025 10:00 Inquest 15/09/2023 Sheffield 80 Ms A Pountney Sheffield
Peter Terence Fothergill 29/05/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 24/08/2024 Sheffield  72 Ms T Rawden Sheffield 
Shirley Grundy 29/05/2025 12:00 Documentary Inquest 05/12/2024 Sheffield  85 Ms T Rawden Sheffield 
John Philip Watts Charlesworth 29/05/2025 14:00 Documentary Inquest 29/10/2024 Barnsley  78 Ms T Rawden Barnsley 
James Arthur William Evans 30/05/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 29/06/2024 Sheffield 74 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Andrew David Brown 30/05/2025 11:30 Documentary Inquest 11/10/2024 Sheffield 58 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Christine Louise Donnelly 30/05/2025 13:30 Documentary Inquest 15/01/2025 Sheffield 76 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
David Paul Goddard 30/05/2025 14:45 Documentary Inquest 01/12/2024 Barnsley 57 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
Marcia Grant 02/06/2025 10:00 Inquest (day 1/5) 05/04/2023 Sheffield 60 Ms M Whittle Sheffield
Sandra Smedley 02/06/2025 10:30 Inquest 28/08/2024 Sheffield 66 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Brenda Hillkirk 02/06/2025 14:45 Documentary Inquest 31/12/2024 Barnsley 85 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
Marcia Grant 03/06/2025 TBC Inquest (day 2/5) 05/04/2023 Sheffield 60 Ms M Whittle Sheffield
Marcia Grant 04/06/2025 TBC Inquest (day 3/5) 05/04/2023 Sheffield 60 Ms M Whittle Sheffield
Catherine Marie Travis 04/06/2025 12:00 Documentary Inquest 18/08/2024 Barnsley 59 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
Raymond Hobson 04/06/2025 13:45 Documentary Inquest 05/11/2024 Sheffield 88 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
John Evans 04/06/2025 15:00 Documentary Inquest 13/01/2025 Barnsley 70 Ms K Dickinson Barnsley
Marcia Grant 05/06/2025 TBC Inquest (day 4/5) 05/04/2023 Sheffield 60 Ms M Whittle Sheffield
Alan Robert Andrew McLelland 05/06/2025 10:30 Inquest 19/03/2024 Sheffield 58 Ms T Rawden Sheffield
Marcia Grant 06/06/2025 TBC Inquest (day 5/5) 05/04/2023 Sheffield 60 Ms M Whittle Sheffield
Shaun Johnson  09/06/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 25/09/2024 Sheffield 35 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Kenneth Brady 09/06/2025 11:15 Documentary Inquest 14/09/2024 Sheffield 97 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Harjinder Kaur Verdi 09/06/2025 13:00 Inquest 08/08/2024 Sheffield 55 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Robert Anthony Deakin 10/06/2025 10:00 Inquest 03/09/2024 Sheffield 80 Ms N James Sheffield
Nicholas James Hancock 10/06/2025 14:45 Documentary Inquest 06/12/2024 Sheffield 41 Ms N James Sheffield
Richard John Waddingham 11/06/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 14/05/2024 Sheffield 76 Ms N James Sheffield
Joyce Robinson 11/06/2025 11:15 Documentary Inquest 03/02/2025 Sheffield 95 Ms N James Sheffield
Brian Marsden 11/06/2025 13:00 Documentary Inquest 12/02/2025 Sheffield 82 Ms N James Sheffield
Brenda Gray 11/06/2025 14:00 Documentary Inquest 16/02/2025 Sheffield 84 Ms N James Sheffield
Mohamed Akram 12/06/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 13/01/2025 Sheffield 88 Ms T Rawden Sheffield
Gary Standish 12/06/2025 11:15 Documentary Inquest 05/02/2025 Barnsley 47 Ms T Rawden Barnsley
Betty Jane Eastwood 13/06/2025 11:30 Documentary Inquest 23/11/2024 Sheffield 90 Ms M Whittle Sheffield
Clifford Gill 13/06/2025 13:30 Documentary Inquest 20/01/2025 Barnsley 90 Ms M Whittle Barnsley
John Turton 13/06/2025 14:45 Documentary Inquest 13/02/2025 Barnsley 87 Ms M Whittle Barnsley
Jacob John Wood 16/06/2025 13:00 Documentary Inquest 29/12/2024 Sheffield  36 Ms T Rawden Sheffield 
Matthew Wesley Brown 18/06/2025 10:00 Inquest 25/07/2024 Sheffield 44 Ms H Berry Sheffield
Bradley Samuel Congreve 18/06/2025 13:30 Documentary Inquest 18/11/2024 Sheffield 30 Ms H Berry Sheffield
Damien Gareth Lee Crookes 18/06/2025 14:45 Documentary Inquest 16/10/2024 Sheffield 40 Ms H Berry Sheffield
Shaun Patrick Logan 23/06/2025 10:00 Inquest 31/03/2024 Barnsley 69 Ms T Rawden Barnsley
Darren Robinson 23/06/2025 14:00 Documentary Inquest 21/01/2025 Sheffield 41 Ms T Rawden Sheffield
William James Clarke 26/06/2025 12:30 Inquest 07/08/2024 Sheffield 87 Ms T Rawden Sheffield
Noah Aidarus Omar 01/07/2025 10:00 Documentary Inquest 16/10/2024 Egypt 3 Ms R Connell Sheffield
John Charles Naylor 01/07/2025 12:30 Inquest  21/11/2024 Sheffield 73 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Ian West 10/07/2025 10:00 Inquest  10/07/2024 Sheffield 57 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield

Contact the Medico-Legal Centre

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

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