Deaths reported to a coroner
View deaths referred to the Coroner, inquest hearings and conclusions
The role of the Coroner is to investigate and record the causes and circumstances of all sudden deaths where the cause is:
- Not known or
- Violent or
- Unnatural or
- Occurred when the deceased was in custody
The Coroner is an independent judicial officer.
Herefordshire Coroner's Service
The Herefordshire Coroner is HG Mark Bricknell.
The Assistant Coroner is Roland JT Wooderson.
They are supported by:
Coroner's Clerk
- Administrative support is available on email coroners@herefordshire.gov.uk or telephone 01432 261813.
Administrative support is available to the public during the following hours:
Monday to Friday 8.30am - 12.30pm
Maggie Oliver - Coroner's Officer
- Telephone 01432 347178, email margaret.oliver@westmercia.police.uk
Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm
Nigel Phillips - Coroner's Officer
- Telephone 01432 347351, email nigel.phillips@westmercia.police.uk
Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm.
The postal address is Coroner's Office, Town Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford HR1 2PJ
Outside the hours set out above, any sudden violent or unexpected deaths may be reported through any police officer.
About the Coroner
The Herefordshire Coroner sits at the Town Hall, Hereford.
He considers deaths in Herefordshire that are reported to him. Of the 2,000 or so deaths in the county each year approximately half are referred to the Coroner for consideration, some will necessitate a post mortem.
Of the cases referred, the Coroner will typically open an inquest in 100+ cases each year.
Some inquests proceed on the basis of evidence read by the Coroner. Interested parties may seek disclosure of the evidence prior to the inquest and/or request the Coroner give consideration to the person providing the evidence attending in person.
The Coroner endeavours to establish how the deceased died. Often this will be useful in understanding whether safe procedures or practices have been followed or can be improved.
The Coroner meets regularly with representatives from business, the police and hospitals to discuss ways in which deaths can be prevented or their number reduced, frequently using the knowledge gained from the inquest process. This leads to the adoption of new practices both within organisations and in our daily lives.
The Coroner, therefore, while endeavouring to provide a compassionate service for the bereaved, very much exists for the benefit of the living.
For more information on the role of a coroner and what to expect during a coroner's investigation, see the Ministry of Justice Guide to Coroner Services (pdf).
Deaths referred to the Coroner, inquest hearings and conclusions
Details of deaths referred to the Coroner, inquest hearings and conclusions are listed below.
Inquests may 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 please telephone or email the Coroner's office using the contact details above.
Opening of inquests and investigations in the current and previous month
Date | Venue | Name of deceased | Age at death | Hearing type |
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1 February 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Jennie Louise Welch | 40 years | Investigation |
1 February 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Grenville David Thomas | 84 years | Inquest |
2 February 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Shane John McGinlay | 45 years | Inquest |
3 February 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | John William Burrows | 86 years | Inquest |
15 February 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Linda Judith Bridges | 75 years | Inquest |
17 February 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Carolyn Virginia Hill | 71 years | Inquest |
17 February 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Rosslyn Edward Ludgrove | 82 years | Inquest |
17 February 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Christian Lewis Llewellyn | 42 years | Investigation |
17 February 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | James Leigh Shephard | 41 years | Inquest |
22 February 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Thomas Edward Voss | 99 years | Inquest |
27 February 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Andrew Philip Longden | 59 years | Inquest |
1 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Margaret Kathleen Conway Robinson | 86 years | Inquest |
3 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Hazel Joyce Palmer Prowse | 81 years | Inquest |
9 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Richard Grenfell Aylmer | 91 years | Inquest |
9 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Norman Henry Lyon | 84 years | Inquest |
9 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Catherine Nest Cobb | 79 years | Inquest |
15 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Beryl Gladys Chance | 94 years | Inquest |
15 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Robert Anthony Moore | 70 years | Inquest |
17 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Hadley Graham Tudor | 73 years | Investigation |
22 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Sidney Harold Wilson | 89 years | Inquest |
24 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Anita Anastasia Rollinson | 48 years | Inquest |
24 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Carol Ann Helen Teague | 65 years | Investigation |
29 March 2023 | Town Hall, Hereford | Janina Pekasiewicz | 92 years | Inquest |
Inquest and pre-inquest review hearings
All inquests will be held before a coroner sitting alone unless identified as before a jury.
Date | Time | Venue | Name of deceased | Age at death | Place of death | Coroner |
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29 March 2023 | 10am | Town Hall, Hereford | Margaret Anne Thomas | 80 years | Shropshire | HG Mark Bricknell |
5 April 2023 | 10am | Town Hall, Hereford | Keith Hodson | 68 years | Herefordshire | HG Mark Bricknell |
12 April 2023 | 10am | Town Hall, Hereford | Cian Jordan Leonard O'Sullivan | 18 years | Herefordshire | Roland J Wooderson |
12 April 2023 | 11am | Town Hall, Hereford | Stephen David Davies | 46 years | Herefordshire | Roland J Wooderson |
12 April 2023 | 12 noon | Town Hall, Hereford | William John Brumbill | 79 years | Herefordshire | Roland J Wooderson |
12 April 2023 | 2pm | Town Hall, Hereford | Takako Bufton | 75 years | Herefordshire | Roland J Wooderson |
12 April 2023 | 2.45pm | Town Hall, Hereford | Jean Melville Elspeth Butler | 97 years | Herefordshire | Roland J Wooderson |
19 April 2023 | 10am | Town Hall, Hereford | Alan Leslie Smith | 54 years | Herefordshire | HG Mark Bricknell |
19 April 2023 | 11.15am | Town Hall, Hereford | Stephen Leslie Simpson | 68 years | Herefordshire | HG Mark Bricknell |
19 April 2023 | 12 noon | Town Hall, Hereford | Samantha Jane Moore | 52 years | Herefordshire | HG Mark Bricknell |
24 April 2023 | 10am | Town Hall, Hereford | Richard Angus Tipping | 49 years | Herefordshire | HG Mark Bricknell |
26 April 2023 | 10am | Town Hall, Hereford | Arkles Butler | 77 years | Herefordshire | HG Mark Bricknell |
Recent deaths referred to the Coroner
Date referred | Name | Date of death |
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1 February 2023 | Sheila Thomas | 23 January 2023 |
1 February 2023 | Mary Agnes Billington | 27 January 2023 |
1 February 2023 | Jean Walke | 1 February 2023 |
2 February 2023 | Kathleen Hodges | 30 January 2023 |
2 February 2023 | Carole Smith | 2 February 2023 |
3 February 2023 | Elsie Rogers | 28 January 2023 |
3 February 2023 | Teddy Picken | 31 January 2023 |
3 February 2023 | Eileen Davies | 1 February 2023 |
6 February 2023 | Francis Parry | 5 February 2023 |
7 February 2023 | Patricia Victoria Jones | 6 February 2023 |
7 February 2023 | Michael Edward Jones | 7 February 2023 |
8 February 2023 | Iris Densumbe | 4 February 2023 |
9 February 2023 | Brian Handcock | 30 January 2023 |
1 February 2023 | Josephine Kelly | 1 February 2023 |
9 February 2023 | Diane Elizabeth Hadley | 7 February 2023 |
9 February 2023 | Patricia Amy Ann White | 8 February 2023 |
9 February 2023 | Edmund Albert Harris | 8 February 2023 |
10 February 2023 | Teresa Maureen Andrews | 9 February 2023 |
12 February 2023 | Bryan Jones | 12 February 2023 |
13 February 2023 | Jennifer Mary McKenzie | 11 February 2023 |
13 February 2023 | Jane Alison Hedley | 13 February 2023 |
14 February 2023 | Michael Morris | 8 February 2023 |
14 February 2023 | Gerald Mervyn Meek | 11 February 2023 |
14 February 2023 | Melanie Jane Sharp | 11 February 2023 |
15 February 2023 | Jean Lewis | 11 February 2023 |
15 February 2023 | Mary Clements | 11 February 2023 |
15 February 2023 | Gladys Patricia Langston | 12 February 2023 |
17 February 2023 | Terrence George William Gurney | 15 February 2023 |
20 February 2023 | Doris Mary Hall | 19 February 2023 |
21 February 2023 | Leslie Kemp | 16 February 2023 |
21 February 2023 | Margaret Kidd | 19 February 2023 |
22 February 2023 | Roger Graham Williams | 19 February 2023 |
22 February 2023 | Annie Cashmore | 21 February 2023 |
22 February 202 | Guy Marie Norman Pierre Garner | 21 February 2023 |
23 February 2023 | Stephen Weaver | 16 February 2023 |
24 February 2023 | Peter Morgan | 21 February 2023 |
24 February 2023 | David Garbett | 21 February 2023 |
27 February 2023 | Robert Horton | 25 February 2023 |
27 February 2023 | Alfred John Davies | 26 February 2023 |
27 February 2023 | Robert Cornock | 26 February 2023 |
28 February 2023 | Angela Wilford | 10 February 2023 |
28 February 2023 | Patricia Winifred Lowden | 22 February 2023 |
28 February 2023 | Rosemary Patricia Hooke | 23 February 2023 |
28 February 2023 | Barbara Allen | 25 February 2023 |
28 February 2023 | John Lewis Gordon | 28 February 2023 |
1 March 2023 | Kevin Gabb | 23 February 2023 |
1 March 2023 | Barbara Evans | 26 February 2023 |
2 March 2023 | David Brown | 24 February 2023 |
2 March 2023 | Frances Warden | 28 February 2023 |
2 March 2023 | Sheila Holland | 28 February 2023 |
3 March 2023 | Cyril Davies | 25 February 2023 |
3 March 2023 | Ida Powell | 25 February 2023 |
3 March 2023 | Bryan Betts | 26 February 2023 |
3 March 2023 | Josephine Partridge | 27 February 2023 |
4 March 2023 | Robert Jacek Dymnicki | 4 March 2023 |
6 March 2023 | Shirley Ward | 27 February 2023 |
6 March 2023 | Colin Granger | 2 March 2023 |
6 March 2023 | Anthony John Evans | 2 March 2023 |
7 March 2023 | Frank Terrett | 5 March 2023 |
9 March 2023 | Kenneth Charles Williams | 28 February 2023 |
10 March 2023 | Michael Kerton | 7 March 2023 |
13 March 2023 | Martin Mulliner | 4 March 2023 |
13 March 2023 | Grace Matthews | 8 March 2023 |
13 March 2023 | Matthew Graham Ede | 11 March 2023 |
13 March 2023 | Jacqueline Went | 12 March 2023 |
14 March 2023 | Michael Preece | 8 March 2023 |
14 March 2023 | Christopher Lyons | 14 March 2023 |
15 March 2023 | Henry Chandler | 26 February 2023 |
15 March 2023 | Julie Phelps | 13 March 2023 |
16 March 2023 | Renee Bond | 5 March 2023 |
16 March 2023 | Kenneth Halford | 11 March 2023 |
17 March 2023 | John Cook | 9 March 2023 |
17 March 2023 | Arthur Edward James | 10 March 2023 |
17 March 2023 | Elizabeth Morgan | 13 March 2023 |
17 March 2023 | Teresa Napthine | 14 March 2023 |
17 March 2023 | Margaret Lisseman | 15 March 2023 |
17 March 2023 | Harry Joseph Stewart | 17 March 2023 |
20 March 2023 | Beryl Rose Noakes | 19 March 2023 |
21 March 2023 | Irene Brice | 11 March 2023 |
21 March 2023 | Keith Turner | 15 March 2023 |
21 March 2023 | Jennifer Lacey | 19 March 2023 |
22 March 2023 | Jillian Szlavik | 7 March 2023 |
23 March 2023 | Zena Davies | 15 March 2023 |
23 March 2023 | Anthony Jones | 18 March 2023 |
24 March 2023 | Ann-Marie Jones | 21 March 2023 |
Inquest conclusions in the current and previous month
Name of deceased | Date of conclusion | Conclusion |
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Alison Ann Hulett | 1 February 2023 | Alcohol and drug related |
Graham George Mansfield | 6 February 2023 | Narrative |
Emma Lavinia May | 8 February 2023 | Narrative |
Linda Judith Bridges | 15 February 2023 | Accidental death |
Luke Buchanan Berry | 15 February 2023 | Drug and alcohol related |
Lee Walter Frayling | 15 February 2023 | Suicide |
Wendy Patricia Marcus | 15 February 2023 | Accidental death |
Craig Thomas Price | 20 February 2023 | Drug related |
Dean Grant Broad | 22 February 2023 | Suicide |
Thomas Reece Jones | 6 and 7 March 2023 | Narrative |
Norman Henry Lyon | 9 March 2023 | Natural causes |
Richard Grenfell Aylmer | 9 March 2023 | Natural causes |
Fred William Lawrence | 13 March 2023 | Road traffic accident |
Beryl Gladys Chance | 15 March 2023 | Accidental death |
Robert Anthony Moore | 15 March 2023 | Natural causes |
Michael Ellis Clement | 17 March 2023 | Accidental death |
Benjamin Joe Hicks | 17 March 2023 | Road traffic collision |
Connor Robert Baker | 22 March 2023 | Suicide |
Treasure inquests
The Coroner is also responsible for inquests in connection with Treasure. Set out below are those Treasure inquests currently being considered.
Description of find | Hearing date | Time |
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