Inquests are heard at HM Coroner's Courts, City Hall, Plater Way, Sunderland by His Majesty’s Senior Coroner Derek Winter DL, unless otherwise stated.
By virtue of section 9C Coroners and Justice Act 2009 some Inquests may be dealt with in writing (i.e. without a hearing in court) unless representations are made by email to coroner@sunderland.gov.uk no later than midday the day before the date shown in the list.
HM Senior Coroner may permit remote participation and/or observation in which case the warnings referred to in the Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 42 on Remote Hearings will apply. Practice Guidance on Remote Observation of Hearings issued by the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary can be found here.
Attendance at Sunderland Coroner’s Court is assisted by volunteers from the Coroners' Courts Support Service. Please visit https://coronerscourtssupportservice.org.uk/ for further information or call 0300 111 2141 for their telephone support service.
If you have any queries about listings, please email coroner@sunderland.gov.uk.
Hearing Date | Time | Inquest held | Type of Inquest Hearing | Name of Deceased | Age | Date of Death | Place of Death | Coroner's Officer |
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Friday 26th April 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Brian Merrigan | 85 years | 09/06/2023 | Hospital, Sunderland | Lily Hunter |
Wednesday 1st May 2024 | 11:00 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | John George Lawson | 69 years | 19/02/2023 | Hospital Sunderland | Alison Leonard |
Wednesday 1st May 2024 | 13:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Gary Patterson | 45 | 18/02/2024 | Washington | Jessica Lee |
Wednesday 1st May 2024 | 13:30 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Djanny Wele Ngambe | 27 | 23/01/2024 | Sunderland | Jessica Lee |
Wednesday 1st May 2024 | 14:30 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Rachael Wilson | 32 Years | 17/02/2024 | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | Lily Hunter |
Thursday 2nd May 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Linda Dulson | 50 years | 15/09/2023 | Hospital Sunderland | Alison Leonard |
Wednesday 8th May 2024 | 09:00 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Patricia Anne Budd | 63 years | 19/10/2023 | Sunderland | Jessica Lee |
Wednesday 8th May 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Catherine Mary Keogh | 82 years | 13/02/2024 | Hospital, Sunderland | Vicky Ross |
Friday 17th May 2024 | 11:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Alan Brown | 77 Years | 03/01/2024 | Hospital, Sunderland | Lily Hunter |
Thursday 23rd May 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Daniel Gregory Ryan | 50 years | 12/11/2023 | Sunderland | Vicky Ross |
Friday 24th May 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Susan Rowell | 71 Years | 14/05/2023 | Hospital, Sunderland | Lily Hunter |
Friday 24th May 2024 | 13:30 | in Court 1 | Final | John Paul Hurst | 49 years | 15/09/2021 | Hawthorn, County Durham | Alison Leonard |
Wednesday 29th May 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Ian Christopher Wake | 62 | 25/03/2023 | Hospital, Sunderland | Jessica Lee |
Thursday 30th May 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Stephen Howe | 30 years | 23/06/2023 | Hospital, Newcastle | Lily Hunter |
Thursday 30th May 2024 | 11:00 | in Court 1 | Final | John William Henderson (Provisional) | 84 years | 25/04/2022 | Hospital, Sunderland | Andrew Weighill |
Thursday 6th June 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Day 1 - Robert Willing | 79 years | 15/09/2023 | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | Lily Hunter |
Friday 7th June 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Day 2 - Robert Willing | 79 years | 15/09/2023 | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | Lily Hunter |
Tuesday 11th June 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Jane Margaret Stevens | 53 | 10/08/2022 | Hospital, Leicester | Jessica Lee |
Wednesday 12th June 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Jane Margaret Stevens | 53 | 10/08/2022 | Hospital, Leicester | Jessica Lee |
Thursday 13th June 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Leighton Colin Mileson | 20 Years | 01/03/2024 | Hospital, Sunderland | Lily Hunter |
Thursday 13th June 2024 | 10:30 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | William Albert Armstrong | 97 Years | 25/03/2024 | Hospital, Sunderland | Lily Hunter |
Wednesday 26th June 2024 | 10:30 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Monika Maria Lewandowska | 47 years | 23/06/2022 | Hospital Sunderland | Alison Leonard |
Wednesday 3rd July 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Ian Boggan - Day 1 | 56 Yrs | 29/10/2023 | Hospital, Sunderland | Andrew Weighill |
Thursday 4th July 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Ian Boggan - Day 2 | 56 Yrs | 29/10/2023 | Hospital, Sunderland | Andrew Weighill |
Wednesday 10th July 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Olivia Peony Ridley | 0 days | 20/07/2023 | Hospital Sunderland | Alison Leonard |
Wednesday 17th July 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Dominic Craig Middlemas | 23 years | 12/07/2022 | Hospital Sunderland | Alison Leonard |
Wednesday 17th July 2024 | 11:30 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Ian Peter Langley | 54 years | 03/10/2023 | Hospital, Newcastle | Vicky Ross |
Thursday 18th July 2024 | 14:00 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Joel Kenneth Ineson | 55 years | 01/06/2023 | Houghton le Spring | Jessica Lee |
Thursday 1st August 2024 | 10:30 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Norma Greenfield | 85 Yrs | 07/03/2024 | Hospital, Sunderland | Andrew Weighill |
Thursday 15th August 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Mark Daniel Whitaker (Provisional) | 49 Yrs | 21/02/2024 | Sunderland | Andrew Weighill |
Thursday 15th August 2024 | 11:00 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Paul Bushby Gray | 71 yrs | 23/06/2016 | Hospital, Sunderland | Andrew Weighill |
Thursday 5th September 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Mia Leoni Marsh | 17 years | 03/12/2022 | Sunderland | Andrew Weighill |
Wednesday 18th September 2024 | 10:45 | in Court 1 | Final - to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Trevor James Appleton | 72 yrs | 08/01/2024 | Hospital, Sunderland | Andrew Weighill |
Thursday 10th October 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner David Place | Ali Reza Ghaiser (PIR) prov | 48 years | 31/07/2022 | Sunderland | Alison Leonard |
Friday 22nd November 2024 | 10:00 | in Court 1 | Pre Inquest Review – to be heard by His Majesty's Assistant Coroner Karin Welsh | Lois Davidson | 27 years | 03/10/2020 | Washington | Jessica Lee |