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

Sarah Sentinella - Coroner's Officer

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
5 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Glenys Deane 69 years Inquest
12 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Linda Ann Broome 77 years Inquest
12 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Roger Melville 58 years Investigation
12 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Daniel James Stefan Wilde 32 years Inquest
16 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Paul Jenkins 77 years Inquest
16 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Sally Hoyes 74 years Inquest
16 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford David Stanley Powell 68 years Investigation
16 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Robert William Ingram 74 years Inquest
19 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Samantha Garland 52 years Investigation
21 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Martin Wibberley 78 years Inquest
21 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Vivian Richard Hyde Woore 78 years Inquest
26 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Michael Denton 82 years Inquest
26 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Mark Firmin 41 years Inquest
26 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Laura Jayne Tiffany Worthing 35 years Investigation
28 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Paul Davies 56 years Inquest
28 February 2024 Town Hall, Hereford June Barbara Coward 94 years Inquest
1 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford John Michael Shepherd 82 years Investigation
1 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Kallum Lewis Wilkes 18 years Inquest
6 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Gregory Brian Pipe 71 years Investigation
6 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Brian Leslie Rose 77 years Investigation
11 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford David John Stanley Godfrey 69 years Inquest
14 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Colin David Murch 87 years Inquest
18 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Caroline Anne Staite 51 years Inquest
18 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Tomasz Kosiedowski 29 years Inquest
18 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Marlene Rosemary Barratt 85 years Inquest
20 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Adam Wayne Craddock 50 years Investigation
22 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Janet Ann James 91 years Inquest
27 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Thelma Smith 92 years Inquest
27 March 2024 Town Hall, Hereford Deborah Helen Brookes 59 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
3 April 2024 10am Town Hall, Hereford Patricia Doris Dean 83 years St Michael’s Hospice, Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
3 April 2024 11.30am Town Hall, Hereford Maurice Frank Harding 85 years County Hospital, Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
3 April 2024 12 noon Town Hall, Hereford Peter Ronald Davies 82 years Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
8 April 2024 11.30am Town Hall, Hereford Brian Bamber 52 years County Hospital, Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
10 April 2024 10am Town Hall, Hereford Brian Richard Edwards 81 years County Hospital, Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
15 April 2024 10am Town Hall, Hereford Katherine Elizabeth Brace 32 years Hereford RJ Wooderson
22 April 2024 10am Town Hall, Hereford Paul Jenkins 77 years St Michael’s Hospice, Hereford RJ Wooderson
1 May 2024 10am Town Hall, Hereford Carol Ann Helen Teague 65 years County Hospital, Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
6 May 2024 10am Town Hall, Hereford Cecilia May Arlett 87 years County Hospital, Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
8 May 2024 10am Town Hall, Hereford Gillian Catley 84 years County Hospital, Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
15 May 2024 10am Town Hall, Hereford Olga Jean Griffiths 92 years County Hospital, Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
15 May 2024 10.45am Town Hall, Hereford Gail Louise Perks 53 years County Hospital, Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
5 June 2024 10am Town Hall, Hereford Margaret Kathleen Conway Robinson 86 years County Hospital, Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
12 June 2024 10am Town Hall, Hereford Nicola Jane Lacey 55 years Hereford HG Mark Bricknell
19 June 2024 10am Town Hall, Hereford Martyn Clive Maber 54 years Hereford HG Mark Bricknell

Recent deaths referred to the Coroner

Date referred Name Date of death
1 February 2024 Michael Taylor 27 January 2024
1 February 2024 Frances Stroud 31 January 2024
1 February 2024 Donald Shakesheff 31 January 2024
3 February 2024 Marsha Dai Wilson 3 February 2024
5 February 2024 John Ashton Tanner 31 January 2024
5 February 2024 David Powell 28 January 2024
6 February 2024 Jessie Agnes Sheila Bhattacharya 22 January 2024
6 February 2024 Arnold Bryan 3 February 2024
6 February 2024 David Tinton 3 February 2024
7 February 2024 Mark Bancock 1 February 2024
7 February 2024 Marion Drury 5 February 2024
7 February 2024 Gary Ralph Sherlock Maingot 7 February 2024
9 February 2024 Edward Aubrey 2 February 2024
9 February 2024 Claire Elizabeth Phillips 6 February 2024
9 February 2024 Mary Lawson Caiger 6 February 2024
9 February 2024 Lesley Carol Cross 6 February 2024
9 February 2024 Brian Shorney 7 February 2024
9 February 2024 Ronald Tristram Richardson 8 February 2024
12 February 2024 David Milner 8 February 2024
14 February 2024 Brenda Cooper 6 February 2024
15 February 2024 Ronald Charles Cooke 7 February 2024
15 February 2024 Isabelle McAlroy 9 February 2024
15 February 2024 Yvonne Shirley Conod 11 February 2024
15 February 2024 Margaret Davies 11 February 2024
16 February 2024 Carole John 14 February 2024
16 February 2024 Sandra Rosemary Williams 16 February 2024
19 February 2024 Clive Willetts 14 February 2024
20 February 2024 Christopher Price 19 February 2024
21 February 2024 Eileen Tomkins 8 February 2024
21 February 2024 Rosemary Jacobs 13 February 2024
21 February 2024 Margaret Harris 20 February 2024
21 February 2024 Dawn Enon 21 February 2024
22 February 2024 Nigel Stratford 22 February 2024
23 February 2024 Anthea Hill 18 February 2024
23 February 2024 Joan Stevens 19 February 2024
24 February 2024 Anthea Gordon 24 February 2024
26 February 2024 Adam Charles Watson 23 February 2024
27 February 2024 Rose Holton 23 February 2024
28 February 2024 Nigel Shepherd 25 February 2024
29 February 2024 Myles Cowens 23 February 2024
29 February 2024 Brian Terry 27 February 2024
1 March 2024 Rosemary Ferris 24 February 2024
2 March 2024 Charles Edward Caldwell 2 March 2024
3 March 2024 Jeremy Shaun Proctor 3 March 2024
4 March 2024 John Potter 1 March 2024
5 March 2024 John Crowe 1 March 2024
5 March 2024 Andrew Pugh 3 March 2024
6 March 2024 Doreen Hackett 5 March 2024
7 March 2024 Barbara Coull 3 March 2024
8 March 2024 Myra Lea 3 March 2024
8 March 2024 Gilbert James Powell 6 March 2024
8 March 2024 Peter Spearpoint 3 March 2024
9 March 2024 Ian Madden Wilson 9 March 2024
10 March 2024 Margaret Elizabeth Bailey 10 March 2024
13 March 2024 Margaret Anne Flanighan 10 March 2024
13 March 2024 Christopher Ronald Neaves 13 March 2024
13 March 2024 David John Gammond 13 March 2024
14 March 2024 Marie Edna Ramsay 10 March 2024
15 March 2024 Llewellyn Price 9 March 2024
15 March 2024 Rosemary Webley 13 March 2024
15 March 2024 Edward Clifforth 13 March 2024
15 March 2024 John Phillips 14 March 2024
18 March 2024 Michael Stewart Evans 16 March 2024
19 March 2024 Terence John Keane 14 March 2024
19 March 2024 Susan Berrow 19 March 2024
21 March 2024 Frederick Dowle 19 March 2024
22 March 2024 Gary Harris 16 March 2024
25 March 2024 Gerald Morris 19 March 2024
25 March 2024 Michael Lane 22 March 2024
27 March 2024 Percival Priday 22 March 2024

Inquest conclusions in the current and previous month

Name of deceased Date of conclusion Conclusion
Charles Ivor Price 5 February 2024 Narrative
Robert William Ingram 16 February 2024 Natural causes
Stephen Vincent Harrison 21 February 2024 Narrative
Peter Lawrence Drury 21 February 2024 Narrative
John Patrick MacGregor 28 February 2024 Narrative
June Barbara Coward 28 February 2024 Natural causes
Thelma Elizabeth Hooper 1 March 2024 Narrative
Jan Iversen 1 March 2024 Road traffic collision
Karen Julia Louise Whitehurst 4 March 2024 Suicide
Amber Louise Kurt 4 March 2024 Narrative
Gillian Lynette Grinham 11 March 2024 Suicide
Lewis Keith Williams 11 March 2024 Drug related death
Marlene Rosemary Barratt 18 March 2024 Natural causes
Thomas Edward Voss 20 March 2024 Accidental death
Kwai-Wo Cheung 20 March 2024 Accidental death
Janet Ann James 22 March 2024 Natural causes
Leonard Barwick-Clarke 27 March 2024 Narrative
Michael George Green 27 March 2024 Narrative

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