1 When a coroner investigates
A coroner investigates when:
- deaths are violent or unnatural
- the cause of death is unknown
- deaths occur in police custody or prison.
More information on what happens when a death is reported to a coroner, post-mortems and inquests is available on GOV.UK.
2 Court facilities and support
Court layout
- The coroner will sit at the front of the room.
- The witness desk and coroner’s officer desk will be at the front of the room either side of the coroner.
- Legal representatives will sit at desks facing the coroner.
- If there is a jury they will normally be seated to one side of the room so that they have a clear view of the witness desk, the legal representatives and the coroner.
- Family members of the deceased will normally sit behind the legal representatives.
Opening hours
- Doors are only open to the public when the court is in session.
Car parking
The nearest car parks to the Coroner’s Court are:
- Orchard Street (southern part), PO19 1DD - part of the car park is short stay only so ensure you park in the correct area for long stay
- Avenue de Chartres, Chichester, PO19 8EH.
Train station
- Southgate, Chichester, PO19 8DL - 10 minute walk via Avenue de Chartres
Support service
Emotional and practical support to families and witnesses attending inquests can be found on the Coroners' Courts Support Service website.
3 Contact the Coroner's Service
If you have a query around a specific investigation, speak to the coroner's officer handling the case.
If you have a general enquiry, contact the Coroner's Service using the details below.
Office hours are 8.00am-4.00pm, Monday-Friday.
West Sussex Coroner and Area Coroner
The West Sussex Coroner is an independent judicial officer who works in partnership with West Sussex County Council.
The West Sussex Senior Coroner is Penelope Schofield and the Area Coroner is Joanne Andrews.
4 Types of inquests
- Opening - Where it is necessary for the coroner to hold an inquest, the coroner may initially formally open this inquest in public. At the opening, the coroner will set the dates for subsequent hearings.
- Full inquest - A full fact-finding inquiry in court (with witnesses being called to give evidence) to establish who has died and how, when and where the death occurred.
- Pre-inquest review/directions hearings - These hearings take place before the final inquest hearing. Those invited have the opportunity to raise procedural issues with the coroner.
- Documentary - Inquests where evidence is not in dispute, so no witnesses will be called. A summary of the evidence is read to the court and the coroner will give their findings.
- Documentary plus - Inquests where the coroner or family are seeking further evidence or clarification from a witness.
- Jury inquest - These are usually held if a death occurred in prison or custody, or as result of an accident at work. The coroner is obliged to sit with a jury to hear cases.
- For mention - Where there is an update provided to the coroner of the progress of the case, enabling further directions to be made.
Emotional and practical support to families and witnesses attending inquests can be found on the Coroners' Courts Support Service website.
5 Inquest and pre-inquest review hearings
From Tuesday 28 June 2022, new legal provisions contained in section 85A of the Courts Act 2003 and the Remote Observation and Recording (Courts and Tribunals) Regulations 2022 came into effect, making it lawful to permit the public or press to observe coroners’ inquests remotely by video link.
Any person wishing to observe inquest proceedings remotely will need to apply for permission by completing our online form.
Please note any request must be made 48 hours before the hearing is due to be heard.
Request to observe an inquest remotely (external link)Search inquests
Inquests are searchable for the next 60 days. If you are concerned that an inquest does not appear, you are welcome to contact the Coroner's office.
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03/10/2022
Jacob Luke MOORE (Age 24)
Pre Inquest Review - Remote Hearing
Date of death
02/09/2021
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
03/10/2022 - 09:00
Inquest end
03/10/2022 - 10:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Orlando DAVIS (Age 0)
Pre-inquest Review
Date of death
24/09/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
03/10/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
03/10/2022 - 12:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Fiona KING
Stuart Jason BATCHELOR (Age 39)
Pre-inquest Review
Date of death
13/07/2021
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
03/10/2022 - 11:00
Inquest end
03/10/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Pauline LONG (Age 96)
Shortform Inquest & Conclusion
Date of death
21/09/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
03/10/2022 - 12:30
Inquest end
03/10/2022 - 12:45
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Eileen Joyce VERRINDER (Age 92)
Shortform Inquest & Conclusion
Date of death
19/09/2022
Place of death
Arundel
Inquest start
03/10/2022 - 12:45
Inquest end
03/10/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Allan Francis COLQUHOUN (Age 75)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
28/03/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
03/10/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
03/10/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
04/10/2022
Cliff Steven SHEPPARD (Age 61)
For Mention
Date of death
18/11/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Jacqueline Flore CHANDENIER (Age 56)
Opening
Date of death
18/07/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
James Charles PULLEN (Age 84)
Opening
Date of death
25/09/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
James Matthew JANSZ (Age 44)
Opening
Date of death
22/09/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Jessie Kathleen GANDER (Age 95)
Opening
Date of death
13/09/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
John Frederick MASON (Age 78)
Opening
Date of death
21/09/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Kevin GILES (Age 48)
Opening
Date of death
18/09/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Kevin Peter SAYERS (Age 49)
Opening
Date of death
14/08/2022
Place of death
Littlehampton
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Ryan Louis OUSLEM (Age 34)
Opening
Date of death
01/08/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
William John BARNBROOK (Age 67)
Opening
Date of death
21/09/2022
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Steven CAPPLEMAN (Age 69)
Documentary
Date of death
22/05/2022
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 10:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Egle RUPEIKIENE (Age 48)
Provisional
Date of death
21/05/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 11:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Jean Morna SEATON (Age 82)
Documentary
Date of death
12/08/2022
Place of death
Henfield
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 11:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 12:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Roland James DIPLOCK (Age 72)
Documentary
Date of death
27/04/2022
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 12:00
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Paul KINGSTON (Age 87)
Provisional
Date of death
10/06/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 12:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
John Francis Gunn REID (Age 86)
Documentary
Date of death
02/01/2022
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 14:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Joan Valerie DOWLING (Age 85)
Documentary
Date of death
04/03/2022
Place of death
East Grinstead
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 14:30
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 15:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Helen Catherine HAND (Age 40)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
01/03/2022
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
04/10/2022 - 15:00
Inquest end
04/10/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
05/10/2022
Harrison KEMP (Age 26)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
17/03/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
05/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
05/10/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
10/10/2022
Anna Elizabeth OLIVER (Age 39)
Pre-inquest Review
Date of death
01/11/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
10/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
10/10/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Karen Theresa CORNWELL (Age 57)
Full Inquest
Date of death
10/09/2021
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
10/10/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
10/10/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
11/10/2022
Kathleen Grace FANCOURT (Age 89)
For Mention
Date of death
16/09/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
11/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
11/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Robert Mark VAN BIENE (Age 65)
Opening
Date of death
23/08/2022
Place of death
Bognor Regis
Inquest start
11/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
11/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Teddy LIGHT-BENNETT (Age 0)
Opening
Date of death
16/05/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
11/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
11/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
David William BOND (Age 93)
Documentary
Date of death
20/07/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
11/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
11/10/2022 - 10:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
John Vernon GOLDSMITH (Age 87)
Documentary
Date of death
04/05/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
11/10/2022 - 11:00
Inquest end
11/10/2022 - 11:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Meredith SaraJane Lasky HUDSON (Age 49)
Documentary
Date of death
14/05/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
11/10/2022 - 12:00
Inquest end
11/10/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Paul Trevor JACKSON (Age 73)
Documentary
Date of death
10/05/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
11/10/2022 - 12:30
Inquest end
11/10/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
John Francis SHORNEY (Age 65)
Documentary
Date of death
23/03/2022
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
11/10/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
11/10/2022 - 14:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Molly Patricia COWDREY (Age 85)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
12/04/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
11/10/2022 - 14:30
Inquest end
11/10/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
12/10/2022
Rhys Matthew WOOD (Age 27)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
21/10/2021
Place of death
-
Inquest start
12/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
12/10/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Lloyd Fredrick ALLEN (Age 79)
Provisional
Date of death
18/04/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
12/10/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
12/10/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
14/10/2022
Alfred James Charles HYATT (Age 24)
Jury Inquest
Date of death
17/11/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
14/10/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
14/10/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Rachel Mary JONES (Age 32)
Pre-inquest Review
Date of death
06/05/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
14/10/2022 - 12:15
Inquest end
14/10/2022 - 13:45
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Ann Dorothy PEARCE (Age 61)
Pre-inquest Review
Date of death
01/04/2022
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
14/10/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
14/10/2022 - 15:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
17/10/2022
Giles Jake MUDDIMAN (Age 49)
For Mention
Date of death
06/10/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
17/10/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
17/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Markus Seth O'NEILL (Age 17)
Full Inquest
Date of death
22/05/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
17/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
17/10/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Samantha Elizabeth TURNER (Age 41)
Documentary
Date of death
12/06/2022
Place of death
East Grinstead
Inquest start
17/10/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
17/10/2022 - 11:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Ian Alan CRAFT (Age 54)
Provisional
Date of death
12/04/2022
Place of death
Bognor Regis
Inquest start
17/10/2022 - 11:00
Inquest end
17/10/2022 - 11:30
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
William James WHITE (Age 76)
Documentary
Date of death
09/04/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
17/10/2022 - 12:00
Inquest end
17/10/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Malcolm EVANS (Age 62)
Documentary
Date of death
04/06/2022
Place of death
Bognor Regis
Inquest start
17/10/2022 - 12:30
Inquest end
17/10/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Roy John FERGUSON (Age 84)
Provisional
Date of death
13/06/2022
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
17/10/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
17/10/2022 - 14:30
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Simon Alexander RENWICK-JOYCE (Age 42)
Documentary
Date of death
14/06/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
17/10/2022 - 14:30
Inquest end
17/10/2022 - 15:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Patricia JONES (Age 89)
Documentary
Date of death
19/01/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
17/10/2022 - 15:00
Inquest end
17/10/2022 - 15:30
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Susan Alice WELLS (Age 67)
Documentary
Date of death
30/06/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
17/10/2022 - 15:30
Inquest end
17/10/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
18/10/2022
Markus Seth O'NEILL (Age 17)
Full Inquest
Date of death
22/05/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
18/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
18/10/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
19/10/2022
Emma Lisa COMPER (Age 53)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
07/06/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
19/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
19/10/2022 - 12:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Fiona Elizabeth CLARK (Age 41)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
06/10/2021
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
19/10/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
19/10/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
24/10/2022
Jacqueline Anne WILLIAMSON (Age 87)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
27/04/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
24/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
24/10/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
25/10/2022
John Percival FUNNELL (Age 88)
Provisional
Date of death
23/06/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
25/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
25/10/2022 - 10:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Robert SIMPSON
Mary DALE (Age 91)
Documentary
Date of death
28/06/2022
Place of death
Lancing
Inquest start
25/10/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
25/10/2022 - 11:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Robert SIMPSON
Sheila Anne SQUIRRELL (Age 95)
Documentary
Date of death
16/07/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
25/10/2022 - 11:00
Inquest end
25/10/2022 - 11:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Robert SIMPSON
Myrtle Iris HOPWOOD (Age 95)
Documentary
Date of death
27/07/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
25/10/2022 - 11:30
Inquest end
25/10/2022 - 12:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Robert SIMPSON
Alan Christopher MCLEISH (Age 55)
Documentary
Date of death
12/07/2022
Place of death
Bognor Regis
Inquest start
25/10/2022 - 12:00
Inquest end
25/10/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Robert SIMPSON
Niazi MEHMET (Age 87)
Documentary
Date of death
15/05/2022
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
25/10/2022 - 12:30
Inquest end
25/10/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Robert SIMPSON
31/10/2022
Teegan Marie BARNARD (Age 17)
Full Inquest
Date of death
07/10/2019
Place of death
Havant
Inquest start
31/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
31/10/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Mason Murray BRUSH (Age 14)
Full Inquest
Date of death
27/09/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
31/10/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
31/10/2022 - 16:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
01/11/2022
Mason Murray BRUSH (Age 14)
Full Inquest
Date of death
27/09/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
01/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
01/11/2022 - 16:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Sam MUKWAYA (Age 57)
Jury Inquest
Date of death
04/04/2021
Place of death
Arundel
Inquest start
01/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
01/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
02/11/2022
Richard Edwin SOANES (Age 59)
Documentary
Date of death
26/05/2022
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Fiona KING
Archie Jack JESTY (Age 18)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
01/05/2022
Place of death
Liss
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Ronald Stanley SMITHERS (Age 93)
Provisional
Date of death
18/07/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 11:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Fiona KING
Sam MUKWAYA (Age 57)
Jury Inquest
Date of death
04/04/2021
Place of death
Arundel
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
Stewart Nicholas DYSON (Age 41)
Documentary
Date of death
17/03/2022
Place of death
Pulborough
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 11:00
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 11:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Fiona KING
Iris GLOVER (Age 88)
Provisional
Date of death
22/03/2022
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 11:30
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Fiona KING
Kerri-Lisa MCCAMMONT (Age 47)
Documentary
Date of death
03/12/2021
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Fiona KING
Robert William SCOTT (Age 69)
Provisional
Date of death
16/01/2022
Place of death
Redhill
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Fiona KING
Amanda Lesley SHERIDAN (Age 66)
Documentary
Date of death
30/06/2022
Place of death
Pulborough
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 14:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Christopher David MARSHALL (Age 34)
Documentary
Date of death
23/04/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 14:30
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Fiona KING
Samuel Gary PINK (Age 36)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
02/10/2021
Place of death
Arundel
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 14:30
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Joyce EDWARDS (Age 88)
Documentary
Date of death
27/07/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
02/11/2022 - 15:00
Inquest end
02/11/2022 - 15:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Fiona KING
03/11/2022
Ruth Mathilda BAKER (Age 94)
Provisional
Date of death
31/03/2022
Place of death
Petworth
Inquest start
03/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
03/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
Jean Mary CUTLER (Age 90)
Full Inquest
Date of death
10/10/2021
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
03/11/2022 - 13:00
Inquest end
03/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
04/11/2022
Jean Mary CUTLER (Age 90)
Full Inquest
Date of death
10/10/2021
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
04/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
04/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
07/11/2022
Jordon Richardson CURRIE (Age 27)
Full Inquest
Date of death
24/09/2021
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
07/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
07/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Mason Murray BRUSH (Age 14)
Full Inquest
Date of death
27/09/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
07/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
07/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
08/11/2022
Jack Bentley ROCHE (Age 30)
For Mention
Date of death
14/08/2020
Place of death
-
Inquest start
08/11/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
08/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Lewis Sean MCDOWELL (Age 24)
For Mention
Date of death
27/05/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
08/11/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
08/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Matthew James Owen CATHCART (Age 19)
For Mention
Date of death
28/08/2020
Place of death
Knysna
Inquest start
08/11/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
08/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Elizabeth May HODGKINS (Age 85)
Documentary
Date of death
04/04/2022
Place of death
Petworth
Inquest start
08/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
08/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Stephen Richard HORSLEY (Age 69)
Provisional
Date of death
25/04/2022
Place of death
Bognor Regis
Inquest start
08/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
08/11/2022 - 11:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Alastair Robert WARREN (Age 39)
Full Inquest
Date of death
18/04/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
08/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
08/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
Roland WEST (Age 79)
Provisional
Date of death
16/07/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
08/11/2022 - 11:00
Inquest end
08/11/2022 - 11:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Christopher ATKINS (Age 26)
Documentary
Date of death
02/12/2021
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
08/11/2022 - 11:30
Inquest end
08/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Steven MCLEARY (Age 49)
Documentary
Date of death
28/03/2022
Place of death
Littlehampton
Inquest start
08/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest end
08/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Darren James TRUSLER (Age 41)
Provisional
Date of death
09/06/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
08/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest end
08/11/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Alexander Mayne KNOTT (Age 29)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
28/05/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
08/11/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
08/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
09/11/2022
Jordon Richardson CURRIE (Age 27)
Full Inquest
Date of death
24/09/2021
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
09/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
09/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Alastair Robert WARREN (Age 39)
Full Inquest
Date of death
18/04/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
09/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
09/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
11/11/2022
Paul SINCLAIR (Age 71)
Documentary
Date of death
06/09/2022
Place of death
Haslemere
Inquest start
11/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
11/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Jerome Pascal Bowling CARTWRIGHT (Age 40)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
02/11/2021
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
11/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
11/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Jamie John Harman DUNKIN (Age 42)
Documentary
Date of death
13/08/2022
Place of death
Petworth
Inquest start
11/11/2022 - 13:30
Inquest end
11/11/2022 - 14:15
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
James Charles PULLEN (Age 84)
Documentary
Date of death
25/09/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
11/11/2022 - 14:15
Inquest end
11/11/2022 - 14:45
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
14/11/2022
Laura Louise ALFORD (Age 43)
Full Inquest
Date of death
20/02/2022
Place of death
Shoreham-by-Sea
Inquest start
14/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
14/11/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Clive Eric BURCHETT (Age 55)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
12/03/2022
Place of death
Hickstead
Inquest start
14/11/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
14/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
15/11/2022
Malcolm DODD (Age 81)
Documentary
Date of death
07/09/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
15/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
15/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Elizabeth Ann COOPER (Age 53)
Full Inquest
Date of death
31/08/2021
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
15/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
15/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Audrey Maud COX (Age 88)
Provisional
Date of death
22/06/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
15/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
15/11/2022 - 11:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Christine Mary DOBSON (Age 78)
Documentary
Date of death
07/08/2022
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
15/11/2022 - 11:00
Inquest end
15/11/2022 - 11:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Mary NEWNHAM (Age 94)
Documentary
Date of death
06/07/2022
Place of death
Littlehampton
Inquest start
15/11/2022 - 11:30
Inquest end
15/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Peter Frederick JOHNSON (Age 77)
Documentary
Date of death
06/07/2022
Place of death
Bognor Regis
Inquest start
15/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest end
15/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
John Kenneth PARSONS (Age 79)
Documentary
Date of death
02/07/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
15/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest end
15/11/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Ellame FORD-DUNN (Age 16)
Pre-inquest Review
Date of death
20/03/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
15/11/2022 - 13:00
Inquest end
15/11/2022 - 14:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Susan Irene LAMB (Age 49)
Documentary
Date of death
12/06/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
15/11/2022 - 15:00
Inquest end
15/11/2022 - 15:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Maurice Stephen HEMSLEY (Age 88)
Documentary
Date of death
25/07/2022
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
15/11/2022 - 15:30
Inquest end
15/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
16/11/2022
Elizabeth Ann COOPER (Age 53)
Full Inquest
Date of death
31/08/2021
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
16/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
16/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Arthur Ronnie TROTT (Age 0)
Full Inquest
Date of death
28/05/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
16/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
16/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
17/11/2022
Arthur Ronnie TROTT (Age 0)
Full Inquest
Date of death
28/05/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
17/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
17/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
21/11/2022
Evelyn Daphne Rachael MILLS (Age 96)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
07/06/2022
Place of death
East Grinstead
Inquest start
21/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
21/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Nicholas John PENNICOTT (Age 61)
Full Inquest
Date of death
19/08/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
21/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
21/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Robert Mark VAN BIENE (Age 65)
Documentary
Date of death
23/08/2022
Place of death
Bognor Regis
Inquest start
21/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest end
21/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Robert Douglas George BAKER (Age 70)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
21/05/2022
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
21/11/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
21/11/2022 - 15:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
22/11/2022
Lila Grace HAYWOOD (Age 8)
For Mention
Date of death
06/05/2022
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
22/11/2022 - 09:30
Inquest end
22/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Stephen Lawrence JAMES (Age 71)
Provisional
Date of death
01/05/2022
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
22/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
22/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Cynthia May PIERCY (Age 74)
Documentary
Date of death
12/08/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
22/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
22/11/2022 - 11:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Nicholas John PENNICOTT (Age 61)
Full Inquest
Date of death
19/08/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
22/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
22/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Robert Stephen MOOSAI-MAHARAJ (Age 43)
Provisional
Date of death
18/05/2022
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
22/11/2022 - 11:00
Inquest end
22/11/2022 - 11:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Colin Philip WELLS (Age 49)
Provisional
Date of death
02/06/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
22/11/2022 - 11:30
Inquest end
22/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Terence Norman FROST (Age 92)
Documentary
Date of death
30/05/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
22/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest end
22/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Martin LEWIS (Age 79)
Provisional
Date of death
14/07/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
22/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest end
22/11/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Mary Jose SHORT (Age 95)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
28/12/2021
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
22/11/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
22/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
23/11/2022
Nicholas John PENNICOTT (Age 61)
Full Inquest
Date of death
19/08/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
23/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
23/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
24/11/2022
Leonard Keith HOLLAND (Age 83)
Full Inquest
Date of death
15/06/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
24/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
24/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
28/11/2022
Lewis Simon CHILCOTT (Age 23)
Full Inquest
Date of death
24/07/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
28/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
28/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
29/11/2022
Lewis Simon CHILCOTT (Age 23)
Full Inquest
Date of death
24/07/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
29/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
29/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
30/11/2022
Barbara Joyce MONK (Age 85)
Documentary
Date of death
13/07/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
30/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
30/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Maurice Rex ABRAHAMS (Age 76)
Full Inquest
Date of death
22/08/2015
Place of death
Shoreham by Sea
Inquest start
30/11/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
30/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Andrew Frederick GOULD (Age 60)
Provisional
Date of death
25/02/2022
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
30/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
30/11/2022 - 11:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Lewis Simon CHILCOTT (Age 23)
Full Inquest
Date of death
24/07/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
30/11/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
30/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Julie Ann TILLEY (Age 53)
Documentary
Date of death
25/05/2022
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
30/11/2022 - 11:00
Inquest end
30/11/2022 - 11:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Phyllis BEARD (Age 93)
Documentary
Date of death
13/08/2022
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
30/11/2022 - 11:30
Inquest end
30/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Andrew GARWOOD (Age 51)
Documentary
Date of death
14/08/2022
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
30/11/2022 - 12:00
Inquest end
30/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Helen Elizabeth WICKSTED (Age 66)
Documentary
Date of death
30/07/2022
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
30/11/2022 - 12:30
Inquest end
30/11/2022 - 13:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
George Lewis JONES (Age 33)
Pre-inquest Review
Date of death
03/05/2022
Place of death
-
Inquest start
30/11/2022 - 14:00
Inquest end
30/11/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
01/12/2022
Lewis Simon CHILCOTT (Age 23)
Full Inquest
Date of death
24/07/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
01/12/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
01/12/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
02/12/2022
Maurice Rex ABRAHAMS (Age 76)
Full Inquest
Date of death
22/08/2015
Place of death
Shoreham by Sea
Inquest start
02/12/2022 - 10:00
Inquest end
02/12/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
County Hall North (Parkside) - Horsham
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Lewis Simon CHILCOTT (Age 23)
Full Inquest
Date of death
24/07/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
02/12/2022 - 10:30
Inquest end
02/12/2022 - 16:00
Inquest location
Edes House - Chichester
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
6 Reporting treasure
All finds of treasure must be reported to the coroner within 14 days of it being found or having been identified as treasure.
More information on what is defined as treasure and how it is dealt with can be found on GOV.UK.
7 Media enquiries and further information
Contact details for the West Sussex County Council press office.
You can find more information on the GOV.UK website about coroner services and coroner investigations.
8 Coroner's Service complaints
All complaints about the administration of West Sussex Coroner Service, or the conduct of an individual coroner or officer should be raised with the senior coroner first.
We aim to acknowledge complaints on the day we receive them. Should the matter require a detailed investigation we try to respond within 10 working days, but we will get in touch should this not be possible.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, see the The Coroners’ Society of England and Wales - how to complain.