1 When a coroner investigates
The 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
The Coroner's Court is a red brick building on the corner of Woodfield and Kilnmead Roads, adjacent to the Magistrate's Court.
COVID-19 update
In order to protect court users and staff, West Sussex County Council has put in place several measures to keep everyone safe. There is a now a facility for families (and some witnesses) to attend inquests remotely.
The Coroner and staff will however still conduct all hearings from the court at Crawley. The venue will remain open to members of the public and the press. However, attendees will be required to adhere to new safety measures:
- Face coverings are mandatory (subject to valid exemptions) in public areas of the court. In line with new guidance from the Judiciary for England and Wales, we require face coverings to be worn by everyone in the courtroom except for the Coroner, the advocate who is speaking and the witness giving evidence.
- Attendees will be required to provide their contact details for the NHS Track and Trace.
- Every attendee will be required to sanitise their hands before entering the courtroom.
- There will be a limit to the number of people who can be in the court building at any one time.
- Times of hearing will be variable to allow for the sanitising of the courtroom after each case.
- Attendees will be asked to wait outside the court building until 15 minutes before the hearing is due to start. The court usher will direct you on your arrival.
- Attendees must bring their own refreshments, including water and tissues, if required.
Facilities
- The Coroner's Court is situated in Crawley and has two courtrooms on the second floor.
- There is disabled access and toilet facilities.
- We welcome guide dogs and other support dogs.
- A hearing loop facility compatible with hearing aids with a ‘T’ (telecoil) setting is available in both courtrooms.
- If you have a disability you may wish to contact our staff on 033 022 27100 in advance to discuss your specific needs.
- The Coroner’s Court is a formal court and attendees should dress appropriately.
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. Please see the Covid-19 update above.
Car parking
The nearest car parks to the Coroner’s Court are:
- NCP Kingsgate Car Park, Queensway, Crawley, RH10 1EN
- Town Hall Crawley, The Boulevard, Crawley, RH10 1UZ
Train station
- Station Way, Crawley, RH10 1JA - 12 minute walk
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
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.
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 hearings
COVID-19 update
West Sussex Coroner’s Court will continue to hold inquests throughout the latest Government lockdown, as attending court is one of the exemptions for leaving your home.
The court will be open to the public, however for everyone’s safety, footfall in our courts should be kept to a minimum. We would not encourage attendance at court unless it is necessary and in the interests of justice.
For families and/or witnesses who do not want to attend in person, the Coroner’s Court are providing a remote platform run through Microsoft Teams for inquest hearings.
Should media representatives or members of the public wish to attend an inquest remotely, they should notify the court office by completing the form below no later than 3.00pm on the working day before the hearing is listed - requests made outside of this time are unlikely to be accommodated and they will need to attend in person. Please note that due to limitations of our software, access may be limited.
Request to attend an inquest hearing via audio link online form (external link)Search inquests
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19/04/2021
Claire Elizabeth GOLDSMITH (Age 55)
Full Inquest
Date of death
07/07/2020
Place of death
Hassocks
Inquest start
19/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
19/04/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Fiona KING
20/04/2021
Betty BENN (Age 91)
Opening
Date of death
11/04/2021
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Glenn Paul BURROUGHS (Age 39)
Opening
Date of death
02/03/2021
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Havard William MORGAN (Age 90)
Opening
Date of death
08/04/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
James MACKIE (Age 95)
Opening
Date of death
13/04/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
John WELLS (Age 72)
Opening
Date of death
08/03/2021
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Kaja Weronika SPIEWAK (Age 18)
Opening
Date of death
07/04/2021
Place of death
-
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Nathan David BLISS (Age 47)
Opening
Date of death
09/04/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Nigel Howard PETERS (Age 62)
Opening
Date of death
13/04/2021
Place of death
-
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Richard Peter ADDE (Age 50)
For Mention
Date of death
14/10/2020
Place of death
-
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Edward Albert WOODHAM (Age 79)
Jury Inquest
Date of death
05/01/2020
Place of death
Kingsley Green
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HARROLD
Thomas Mark RILEY (Age 32)
Documentary
Date of death
06/12/2020
Place of death
Littlehampton
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 11:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Trevor Charles Mackrill BALL (Age 86)
Documentary
Date of death
27/03/2021
Place of death
Pulborough
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 11:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 11:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Gerald Thomas MARSHALL (Age 91)
Documentary
Date of death
24/12/2020
Place of death
Littlehampton
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 11:30
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 12:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Lucille Margaret SAGE (Age 63)
Documentary
Date of death
09/12/2020
Place of death
Billingshurst
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 12:00
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 12:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Ryan Lawrence DAVIS (Age 30)
Documentary
Date of death
31/10/2020
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
20/04/2021 - 12:30
Inquest end
20/04/2021 - 13:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
21/04/2021
Charlotte Lucy SWIFT (Age 25)
Full Inquest
Date of death
09/04/2020
Place of death
Littlehampton
Inquest start
21/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
21/04/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
22/04/2021
Sara Jane LULHAM (Age 49)
Provisional
Date of death
06/08/2020
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
22/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
22/04/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Catharine PALMER
23/04/2021
Michael Anthony WAY (Age 66)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
28/10/2020
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
23/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
23/04/2021 - 12:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Erwin Wladyslaw CYPSER (Age 94)
Documentary
Date of death
28/11/2020
Place of death
Redhill
Inquest start
23/04/2021 - 14:00
Inquest end
23/04/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
26/04/2021
Darren Lawrence TUCK (Age 48)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
14/06/2020
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
26/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
26/04/2021 - 12:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Pathushan SUTHARSAN (Age 20)
Full Inquest
Date of death
22/07/2020
Place of death
-
Inquest start
26/04/2021 - 13:30
Inquest end
26/04/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Maurice Rex ABRAHAMS (Age 76)
Pre-inquest Review
Date of death
22/08/2015
Place of death
Shoreham by Sea
Inquest start
26/04/2021 - 14:00
Inquest end
26/04/2021 - 18:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
27/04/2021
Carol Anne JOHNSON (Age 81)
Documentary
Date of death
02/03/2021
Place of death
Pulborough
Inquest start
27/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
27/04/2021 - 11:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Ava Jay NEEDHAM (Age 4)
Full Inquest
Date of death
29/03/2020
Place of death
Emsworth
Inquest start
27/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
28/04/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Kelly Ann FITZGIBBONS (Age 40)
Full Inquest
Date of death
29/03/2020
Place of death
Emsworth
Inquest start
27/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
28/04/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Lexi NEEDHAM (Age 2)
Full Inquest
Date of death
29/03/2020
Place of death
Emsworth
Inquest start
27/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
28/04/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Robert James NEEDHAM (Age 42)
Full Inquest
Date of death
29/03/2020
Place of death
Emsworth
Inquest start
27/04/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
28/04/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Nathan Andrew KIRK (Age 43)
Documentary
Date of death
29/12/2020
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
27/04/2021 - 11:00
Inquest end
27/04/2021 - 11:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Peter Ernest WELCH (Age 87)
Documentary
Date of death
22/01/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
27/04/2021 - 11:30
Inquest end
27/04/2021 - 12:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Andre Walter VIOLI (Age 44)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
19/10/2020
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
27/04/2021 - 12:00
Inquest end
27/04/2021 - 13:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
William Francis MUSK (Age 20)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
05/08/2020
Place of death
-
Inquest start
27/04/2021 - 14:00
Inquest end
27/04/2021 - 15:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
29/04/2021
Barry James BUTCHER (Age 69)
Full Inquest
Date of death
28/08/2020
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
29/04/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
29/04/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
04/05/2021
Daniel WEYMAN (Age 32)
For Mention
Date of death
22/09/2019
Place of death
Southampton
Inquest start
04/05/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
04/05/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
Ned Nicholas RAWLINSON (Age 0)
Full Inquest
Date of death
16/02/2019
Place of death
Chertsey
Inquest start
04/05/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
04/05/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Kimon Nicholas ALEXANDROU (Age 49)
Provisional
Date of death
16/10/2020
Place of death
-
Inquest start
04/05/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
04/05/2021 - 11:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
Jill COUPER (Age 86)
Documentary
Date of death
01/02/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
04/05/2021 - 11:00
Inquest end
04/05/2021 - 11:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
Callum CHAPMAN (Age 24)
Documentary
Date of death
06/12/2020
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
04/05/2021 - 11:30
Inquest end
04/05/2021 - 12:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
Laura PIERCE (Age 54)
Documentary
Date of death
21/12/2020
Place of death
Bosham
Inquest start
04/05/2021 - 12:00
Inquest end
04/05/2021 - 12:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
Carol Rosemary BARKER (Age 57)
Provisional
Date of death
01/12/2020
Place of death
Bognor Regis
Inquest start
04/05/2021 - 13:45
Inquest end
04/05/2021 - 15:45
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
05/05/2021
Ned Nicholas RAWLINSON (Age 0)
Full Inquest
Date of death
16/02/2019
Place of death
Chertsey
Inquest start
05/05/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
05/05/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
06/05/2021
Ned Nicholas RAWLINSON (Age 0)
Full Inquest
Date of death
16/02/2019
Place of death
Chertsey
Inquest start
06/05/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
06/05/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
07/05/2021
Ned Nicholas RAWLINSON (Age 0)
Full Inquest
Date of death
16/02/2019
Place of death
Chertsey
Inquest start
07/05/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
07/05/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
10/05/2021
David John EVANS (Age 78)
Full Inquest
Date of death
08/01/2020
Place of death
Burgess Hill
Inquest start
10/05/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
10/05/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
11/05/2021
Trevor Reginald CONSTABLE (Age 73)
For Mention
Date of death
01/04/2012
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
11/05/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
11/05/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Aaron Richard James CORKIN (Age 39)
Documentary
Date of death
04/12/2020
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
11/05/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
11/05/2021 - 11:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
George MCAVOY (Age 89)
Documentary
Date of death
27/01/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
11/05/2021 - 11:00
Inquest end
11/05/2021 - 11:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Nicola Louise ROBERTS (Age 42)
Documentary
Date of death
31/01/2021
Place of death
Bognor Regis
Inquest start
11/05/2021 - 11:30
Inquest end
11/05/2021 - 12:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Terence Anthony Alan BROOK (Age 60)
Documentary
Date of death
03/01/2021
Place of death
Littlehampton
Inquest start
11/05/2021 - 12:00
Inquest end
11/05/2021 - 12:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Ruth Mary Teresa ARROWSMITH (Age 84)
Provisional
Date of death
05/02/2021
Place of death
Littlehampton
Inquest start
11/05/2021 - 12:30
Inquest end
11/05/2021 - 13:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Stephen John SOFFE (Age 61)
Documentary
Date of death
30/10/2020
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
11/05/2021 - 14:00
Inquest end
11/05/2021 - 14:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Michael Henry BOWER (Age 75)
Documentary
Date of death
09/01/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
11/05/2021 - 14:30
Inquest end
11/05/2021 - 15:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
12/05/2021
Rachel Laura UPPERTON (Age 52)
Full Inquest
Date of death
30/05/2020
Place of death
-
Inquest start
12/05/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
12/05/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
13/05/2021
Humphrey COX (Age 93)
Full Inquest
Date of death
15/05/2020
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
13/05/2021 - 12:30
Inquest end
13/05/2021 - 16:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
14/05/2021
Sheila Jean PRANGLE (Age 87)
Full Inquest
Date of death
26/12/2019
Place of death
Redhill
Inquest start
14/05/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
14/05/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
18/05/2021
Unknown MALE (Age 0)
Documentary
Date of death
16/02/2020
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
18/05/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
18/05/2021 - 11:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
Kelly Louise BECKETT (Age 36)
Provisional
Date of death
14/01/2021
Place of death
Pulborough
Inquest start
18/05/2021 - 11:00
Inquest end
18/05/2021 - 11:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
Anthony Michael PEIRSON (Age 35)
Documentary
Date of death
13/01/2021
Place of death
Henfield
Inquest start
18/05/2021 - 11:30
Inquest end
18/05/2021 - 12:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
Marjorie SMITH (Age 99)
Provisional
Date of death
11/02/2021
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
18/05/2021 - 12:00
Inquest end
18/05/2021 - 12:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
Richard Kennett MURRAY (Age 94)
Documentary
Date of death
11/01/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
18/05/2021 - 12:30
Inquest end
18/05/2021 - 13:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
Kieron Paul SATTURLEY (Age 40)
Documentary
Date of death
12/01/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
18/05/2021 - 14:00
Inquest end
18/05/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
19/05/2021
Anne BRADLEY (Age 74)
Full Inquest
Date of death
08/04/2020
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
19/05/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
21/05/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Robert SIMPSON
25/05/2021
Jason SHERGOLD (Age 48)
For Mention
Date of death
26/04/2019
Place of death
-
Inquest start
25/05/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
25/05/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Shirley Hawkesley HUNTON (Age 87)
For Mention
Date of death
31/05/2020
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
25/05/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
25/05/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Irene Olive CULVER (Age 85)
Documentary
Date of death
14/02/2021
Place of death
-
Inquest start
25/05/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
25/05/2021 - 11:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Jonathan Keith GEE (Age 37)
Documentary
Date of death
24/02/2021
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
25/05/2021 - 11:00
Inquest end
25/05/2021 - 11:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Malcolm Harry SOUTH (Age 83)
Documentary
Date of death
01/03/2021
Place of death
Haywards Heath
Inquest start
25/05/2021 - 11:30
Inquest end
25/05/2021 - 12:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Matthew GLEN (Age 47)
Documentary
Date of death
20/01/2021
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
25/05/2021 - 12:00
Inquest end
25/05/2021 - 12:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Stephen John CHARLTON (Age 61)
Documentary
Date of death
01/01/2021
Place of death
Horsham
Inquest start
25/05/2021 - 14:00
Inquest end
25/05/2021 - 14:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Phillippa SPENCE (Age 72)
Documentary
Date of death
17/03/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
25/05/2021 - 14:30
Inquest end
25/05/2021 - 15:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Gerald Raymond THOMPSON (Age 67)
Documentary
Date of death
17/12/2020
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
25/05/2021 - 15:00
Inquest end
25/05/2021 - 15:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Julian Philip HILL (Age 56)
Documentary
Date of death
29/12/2020
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
25/05/2021 - 15:30
Inquest end
25/05/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
27/05/2021
Katrina Anna WILLIAMS (Age 29)
Pre-inquest Review
Date of death
25/01/2021
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
27/05/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
27/05/2021 - 11:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Matthew James Owen CATHCART (Age 19)
Pre-inquest Review
Date of death
28/08/2020
Place of death
Knysna
Inquest start
27/05/2021 - 11:30
Inquest end
27/05/2021 - 12:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
28/05/2021
Jean Margaret KIMPTON (Age 85)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
23/08/2020
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
28/05/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
28/05/2021 - 12:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
01/06/2021
Neil STRAWBRIDGE (Age 84)
Provisional
Date of death
17/01/2021
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
01/06/2021 - 11:00
Inquest end
01/06/2021 - 11:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
Reginald MILLEN (Age 86)
Documentary
Date of death
31/12/2020
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
01/06/2021 - 11:30
Inquest end
01/06/2021 - 12:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Max William Aldrich WINDLE (Age 16)
Provisional
Date of death
28/01/2021
Place of death
-
Inquest start
01/06/2021 - 12:00
Inquest end
01/06/2021 - 12:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
David James BEVERIDGE (Age 50)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
24/02/2021
Place of death
Burgess Hill
Inquest start
01/06/2021 - 14:00
Inquest end
01/06/2021 - 15:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Bridget DOLAN
02/06/2021
Frederick John Henry KING (Age 91)
Full Inquest
Date of death
12/10/2020
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
02/06/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
02/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
03/06/2021
Thomas Robert DAVIS (Age 63)
Full Inquest
Date of death
31/10/2019
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
03/06/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
03/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Robert SIMPSON
04/06/2021
Thomas Robert DAVIS (Age 63)
Full Inquest
Date of death
31/10/2019
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
04/06/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
04/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Robert SIMPSON
08/06/2021
Edward Ivan JARMAN (Age 14)
For Mention
Date of death
09/08/2020
Place of death
-
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Nicholas Edward Stanley BAILEY (Age 74)
For Mention
Date of death
25/06/2020
Place of death
-
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Thomas Patrick Seamus KELLY (Age 22)
For Mention
Date of death
03/11/2017
Place of death
Harefield
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 10:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
John Anthony PARSONS (Age 86)
Provisional
Date of death
22/02/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 11:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Teegan Marie BARNARD (Age 17)
Full Inquest
Date of death
07/10/2019
Place of death
Havant
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Danny Arthur SMITH (Age 66)
Documentary
Date of death
05/01/2021
Place of death
Midhurst
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 11:00
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 11:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Nicola Elizabeth TAMPLIN (Age 52)
Documentary
Date of death
28/01/2021
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 11:30
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 12:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Alan Roy WILLIAMS (Age 72)
Documentary
Date of death
07/03/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 12:00
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 12:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Peter STACEY (Age 89)
Provisional
Date of death
30/01/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 12:30
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 13:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Donald Reginald Stephen BOX (Age 91)
Provisional
Date of death
12/02/2021
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 14:00
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 14:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Leslie James HARVEY (Age 93)
Documentary
Date of death
25/02/2021
Place of death
Burgess Hill
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 14:30
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 15:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
Laurent Yves Alain BOUTIN-HIE (Age 54)
Documentary
Date of death
07/01/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
08/06/2021 - 15:30
Inquest end
08/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Karen HENDERSON
09/06/2021
Margaret Vera FARNHAM (Age 99)
Full Inquest
Date of death
30/08/2020
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
09/06/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
09/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
10/06/2021
Spencer TOMSETT (Age 46)
Full Inquest
Date of death
09/08/2020
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
10/06/2021 - 12:00
Inquest end
13/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
15/06/2021
David Terrence JOHN (Age 98)
Documentary
Date of death
16/02/2021
Place of death
Brighton
Inquest start
15/06/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
15/06/2021 - 11:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Philip LOCK (Age 56)
Provisional
Date of death
24/01/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
15/06/2021 - 11:00
Inquest end
15/06/2021 - 11:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Sara Louise DUNN (Age 53)
Documentary
Date of death
03/03/2021
Place of death
Littlehampton
Inquest start
15/06/2021 - 11:30
Inquest end
15/06/2021 - 12:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Mariusz Mieczyslaw SZPILEWSKI (Age 33)
Provisional
Date of death
14/02/2021
Place of death
Bognor Regis
Inquest start
15/06/2021 - 12:00
Inquest end
15/06/2021 - 12:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
David Gordon FOX (Age 59)
Documentary
Date of death
12/02/2021
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
15/06/2021 - 12:30
Inquest end
15/06/2021 - 13:30
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
Steven Michael LAMPEY (Age 39)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
11/09/2020
Place of death
Crawley
Inquest start
15/06/2021 - 13:30
Inquest end
15/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Lisa MILNER
16/06/2021
Bryan NOTHARD (Age 82)
Full Inquest
Date of death
20/12/2020
Place of death
Chichester
Inquest start
16/06/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
16/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Sarah CLARKE
Raymond John Louis PARKER (Age 86)
Full Inquest
Date of death
02/10/2020
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
16/06/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
16/06/2021 - 13:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
Samuel James PEGRAM (Age 25)
Pre-inquest Review
Date of death
10/03/2019
Place of death
Bishoftu
Inquest start
16/06/2021 - 14:00
Inquest end
16/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Penelope SCHOFIELD
17/06/2021
Brenda Ann LEGG (Age 65)
Full Inquest
Date of death
31/01/2018
Place of death
Worthing
Inquest start
17/06/2021 - 10:00
Inquest end
18/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Joanne ANDREWS
Matthew James BUSH (Age 26)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
06/07/2020
Place of death
-
Inquest start
17/06/2021 - 10:30
Inquest end
17/06/2021 - 13:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
Jeanne Margaret WARR (Age 80)
Documentary Plus
Date of death
26/10/2020
Place of death
Redhill
Inquest start
17/06/2021 - 14:00
Inquest end
17/06/2021 - 16:00
Inquest location
Coroner's Court - Crawley
Coroner
Alicia KEEN
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 the West Sussex Coroner Service, or the conduct of an individual Coroner or Officer should be raised in the first instance with the Senior Coroner.
All complaints will be acknowledged on the day received. Should the matter require a detailed investigation we aim 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.