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
Mohammed Akram 17/01/2025 09:00 Opening 13/01/2025 Sheffield 88 Ms M Whittle Sheffield
Arthur Chappell 17/01/2025 09:00 Opening 05/01/2025 Barnsley 89 Ms M Whittle Barnsley
Kimberley Wooten  17/01/2025 09:00 Opening 08/09/2024 Barnsley 48 Ms M Whittle Barnsley
Kevin Matthewson 17/01/2025 10:00 Inquest 29/06/2024 Sheffield 59 Ms M Whittle Sheffield
Carl Stocks 17/01/2025 13:00 Inquest 22/03/2024 Barnsley 61 Ms M Whittle Barnsley 
James Marsden 20/01/2025 09:00 Opening 23/09/2024 Barnsley 84 Mr C Fitch Barnsley
Craig Ashley Hardy 20/01/2025 09:00 Opening 12/01/2025 Barnsley 56 Mr C Fitch Barnsley
Betty Constantine 20/01/2025 09:00 Opening 04/01/2025 Sheffield 96 Mr C Fitch Sheffield
Graham James Bromley 20/01/2025 09:30 Inquest 20/05/2024 Sheffield  83 Mrs T Rawden Sheffield 
Sylvia Oldale 20/01/2025 10:00 Inquest 23/06/2024 Sheffield  87 Mr C Fitch Sheffield 
Babreek Kumar Sandhal 20/01/2025 11:45 Inquest 31/07/2024 Sheffield  73 Mr C Fitch Sheffield
Rhys Gregory 21/01/2025 09:00 Opening 13/01/2025 Sheffield 29 Mr C Fitch Sheffield
Gordon Thew 21/01/2025 09:00 Opening 10/01/2025 Sheffield 67 Mr C Fitch Sheffield
Elaine Woodhead 21/01/2025 10:00 Inquest 19/11/2023 Sheffield  90 Ms N James Sheffield 
Philip Michael Malcolm 22/01/2025 10:30 Inquest 06/02/2024 Sheffield  34 Ms T Rawden Sheffield 
Jenny Charlesworth 24/01/2025 10:00 Inquest 15/12/2023 Barnsley 86 Ms M Whittle Barnsley
Marion Hallam Hutton 27/01/2025 10:00 Inquest 15/09/2024 Sheffield 89 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Steven Dennis Stringfellow 27/01/2025 13:00 Documentary 27/06/2024 Sheffield 63 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Kathleen Grace Buckley 28/01/2025 12:45 Inquest 16/03/2024 Sheffield 79 Ms R Connell Sheffield
Charles Bristowe 29/01/2025 10:00 Inquest 30/11/2023 Barnsley 67 Ms H Berry Barnsley
Gordon Robert Howarth 31/01/2025 10:00 Inquest 30/03/2024 Sheffield  79 Ms M Whittle Sheffield 
Marcia Grant 31/01/2025 14:00 Pre Inquest Review Hearing 05/04/2023 Sheffield 60 Ms M Whittle Sheffield 
Craig Pepper 03/02/2025 10:00 Inquest 30/08/2024 Barnsley 44 Ms R Connell Barnsley 
Anthony Lawton 06/02/2025 11:00 Inquest 13/12/2023 Barnsley 71 Ms T Rawden Barnsley
Marjorie Mayfield Saunders 07/02/2025 10:00 Inquest 14/01/2024 Barnsley 85 Ms M Whittle Barnsley 
Peter White 10/02/2025 10:00 Documentary 08/05/2024 Sheffield 79 Mr S Eccleston Sheffield
Helen Gray Duff Brown 11/02/2025 10:00 Inquest 21/10/2024 Sheffield 81 Ms H Berry Sheffield
Agata Ewa Trojanska 12/02/2025 10:00 Documentary 08/04/2024 Sheffield 54 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
June Bownes 12/02/2025 12:00 Documentary 11/10/2024 Sheffield 83 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Jamie Stephen Cooper 14/02/2025 10:00 Inquest 11/05/2024 Barnsley 50 Ms M Whittle Barnsley 
Shirley Milner 18/02/2025 10:00 Documentary 28/10/2024 Sheffield 82 Ms K Dickinson Sheffield
Brenda Otter 18/02/2025 13:00 Inquest 18/08/2024 Sheffield 86 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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