Inquests listed for hearing
The following listings may be subject to changes in date or time even at a late stage in proceedings. If you are intending to attend an inquest please check the listing the day before you are expecting the inquest to be heard for any revisions to time or date. Please note Inquests being held in person and may be listed at short notice.
The West Yorkshire (Western) Coroner Area covers Bradford, Calderdale and Kirklees areas. Please see the below list of court rooms and click on the show/hide button to view listed inquests.
Please be aware that no further information will be released to the public prior to the inquest.
Listed for hearing at:
Bradford
HM Coroner’s Court, Cater Building, 1 Cater Street, Bradford, BD1 5AS.
(Map and directions to the Bradford Coroner's Court)
Inquest openings
An inquest opening is a formal procedure where a coroner confirms that they will investigate a death. This process is often brief and takes no more than a few minutes. It involves the coroner confirming that a medical examination has taken place and that the body can be released to the family's chosen funeral company. The coroner also grants authority for an interim death certificate to be prepared, which is necessary for passing on to organizations such as banks and mortgage companies. The inquest opening is a crucial step in the coronial proceedings, as it ensures that the investigation is deemed active for contempt of court purposes and that the coroner has no power to discontinue the investigation once it has been opened.
Inquest Openings will commence at 9am each day.
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16 February 2026 |
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Hearing type |
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Farzana BI |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Bradford |
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Gary Alan BOOTHBY |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Huddersfield |
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Jean THOMPSON |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Cleckheaton |
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17 February 2026 |
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Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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Sandra PULLEY |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Angela Brocklehurst |
Huddersfield |
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Stephen James SHEPPARD |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Angela Brocklehurst |
Huddersfield |
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Rene SEWELL |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Angela Brocklehurst |
Huddersfield |
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18 February 2026 |
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Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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Haris AHMED |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Huddersfield |
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John Michael WRAY |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Holmfirth |
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Howard Roland STIRK |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Silsden |
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David Malcolm HUNT |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Halifax |
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19 February 2026 |
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Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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Paul BLACKBURN |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Heckmondwike |
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David William HOUSECROFT |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Cleckheaton |
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Francis Colin RICHARDSON |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Bradford |
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20 February 2026 |
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Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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Scott Harry SHEPHERD |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Sowerby Bridge |
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Andrea RAYNER |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Bradford |
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John ROBSON |
Inquest Opening, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Wakefield |
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Inquests, PIR and other Hearings
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16 February 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Courtney Jade ANGUS |
For Mention |
Dewsbury |
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10:00 |
Nicola Louise MEEKING |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Keighley |
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14:00 |
Anthony Charles BURRAGE |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Batley |
17 February 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:00 |
Manuel BELLO |
Pre-Inquest Review, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Bradford |
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09:45 |
Kenneth GALLAGHER |
For Mention |
Huddersfield |
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11:00 |
Melvyn BINNS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Todmorden |
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12:00 |
Dorothy COWLING |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Bradford |
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14:00 |
James Alexander DIDGIUNAITIS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Sowerby Bridge |
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14:00 |
Jan BEGUM |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Angela Brocklehurst |
Keighley |
18 February 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:00 |
Bryonie GAWITH |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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10:00 |
Leonardo PRONESTI |
Pre-Inquest Review, Senior Coroner M.D. Fleming |
Dewsbury |
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10:00 |
Stephen Blair BURNS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Dewsbury |
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13:00 |
Peter James BRIGGS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Bradford |
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14:00 |
Simon Jonathan COOPER |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Angela Brocklehurst |
Huddersfield |
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15:00 |
Malcolm SUTTON |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Bradford |
19 February 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Charles Philip BAKER |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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10:00 |
Lajos VERESS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Halifax |
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12:00 |
Carole Ann HOWARTH |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Skipton |
20 February 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Allan James SKILTON |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Bradford |
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10:00 |
Allan WATTS |
Pre-Inquest Review, Assistant Coroner Charlotte Keighley |
Halifax |
23 February 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:30 |
Jeanette Tracy MASON |
For Mention |
Huddersfield |
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09:45 |
Sheila WARD |
For Mention |
Keighley |
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10:00 |
Norah Clara GAVAGHAN |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Peter Merchant |
Batley |
24 February 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:00 |
Casey-Louise HORROCKS |
For Mention |
Liverpool |
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09:45 |
Paris Delle MADDEN-KENDALL |
For Mention |
Halifax |
25 February 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:00 |
Kulsuma AKTER |
For Mention |
Bradford |
26 February 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Kirsty Maria MOXON |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Bradford |
27 February 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Dennis Christopher BROWN |
For Mention |
Bingley |
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10:00 |
Kirsty Maria MOXON |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Bradford |
02 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:00 |
Tarandeep SINGH |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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09:15 |
Janet Rose CALVERT |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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09:30 |
Peter WALTERS |
For Mention |
Bradford |
03 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Ishan NAEEM |
Inquest Hearing, Senior Coroner M.D Fleming |
Huddersfield |
06 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:00 |
Joshua Andrew SCOTT |
Pre-Hearing Review, Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver |
Bradford |
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09:30 |
Liam VALENTINE |
Pre-Hearing Review, Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver |
Huddersfield |
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14:00 |
David ROBB |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Dewsbury |
09 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Daniel Adam ILLINGWORTH |
For Mention |
Keighley |
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10:00 |
Ibrahim Al Noor MUHAJER |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Halifax |
10 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Keith Scott JAMES |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Peter Merchant |
Keighley |
11 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Keith Scott JAMES |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Peter Merchant |
Keighley |
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10:00 |
Jack WHITE |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Todmorden |
12 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:30 |
Zachary Carl RAWLINSON |
For Mention |
Holmfirth |
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09:45 |
Ellis Michael William LOCKLEY |
For Mention |
Keighley |
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14:00 |
Natasha Mary HYPOLITE |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Angela Brocklehurst |
Bradford |
13 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Judith ABBS |
For Mention |
Keighley |
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10:00 |
Philip Anthony WOOD |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Peter Merchant |
Bradford |
16 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Barry Edward MILLS |
For Mention |
Todmorden |
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10:00 |
John Bryan WETTON |
Pre-Inquest Review, Assistant Coroner Charlotte Keighley |
Halifax |
17 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Mohammad Naeem KHAN |
Inquest Hearing, Senior Coroner M.D Fleming |
Bradford |
18 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Tilly Fern WOOLER |
Pre-Hearing Review, Assistant Coroner Angela Brocklehurst |
Todmorden |
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10:00 |
Bevis Wayne DAVIDSON |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Angela Brocklehurst |
Shipley |
23 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:30 |
Lee HORTON |
For Mention |
Ilkley |
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09:45 |
Daron Robert PICKSTOCK |
For Mention |
Chorley |
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10:00 |
Sophie Jane Wynne EVANS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Dewsbury |
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13:30 |
Steven Phillip DANIEL |
Pre-Hearing Review, Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver |
Keighley |
24 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Sophie Jane Wynne EVANS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Dewsbury |
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14:00 |
Shirley Avena ELLAM |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Peter Merchant |
Mirfield |
25 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Sophie Jane Wynne EVANS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Dewsbury |
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14:30 |
Jason Paul BASS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver |
Shipley |
26 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Sophie Jane Wynne EVANS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Dewsbury |
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13:00 |
Christine BEEVER |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Huddersfield |
27 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Sophie Jane Wynne EVANS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Dewsbury |
30 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Tracey CURTIN |
For Mention |
Huddersfield |
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10:00 |
Sophie Jane Wynne EVANS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Dewsbury |
31 March 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Shamus HUSSAIN |
For Mention |
Dewsbury |
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10:00 |
Sophie Jane Wynne EVANS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Dewsbury |
01 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Richard Mark WHELAN |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Peter Merchant |
Sowerby Bridge |
02 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:30 |
Leslie Alan LEWIS |
For Mention |
Doncaster |
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09:45 |
Rasa SAULYTE |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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10:00 |
Richard Mark WHELAN |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Peter Merchant |
Sowerby Bridge |
07 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Laurance COULSON |
For Mention |
Huddersfield |
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10:00 |
Roland KRUMINS |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Angela Brocklehurst |
Keighley |
09 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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13:00 |
Carole Elizabeth EASON |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Huddersfield |
13 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Michelle WILKIN |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver |
Keighley |
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10:00 |
Alan Lance ALDERSON |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Charlotte Keighley |
Bingley |
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14:30 |
Frederick Arthur FORRESTER |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver |
Wakefield |
14 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Darrell HANSON |
For Mention |
Halifax |
20 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:30 |
Jack Christan WILSON |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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09:45 |
Lisa Jo-Ann BALL |
For Mention |
Keighley |
21 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:00 |
Ralph Gordon WILSON |
For Mention |
Liversedge |
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09:15 |
David Michael MILNES |
For Mention |
Huddersfield |
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09:30 |
James GREEN |
For Mention |
Brighouse |
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09:45 |
Christopher John DOBSON |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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10:00 |
Xavier MORLEY-BROWN |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Huddersfield |
22 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Shena MCKERRELL |
For Mention |
Hebden Bridge |
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10:00 |
Xavier MORLEY-BROWN |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Huddersfield |
23 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Michael Charles WITHERS |
For Mention |
Huddersfield |
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10:00 |
Xavier MORLEY-BROWN |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Huddersfield |
24 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Quinn Michael BARR |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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10:00 |
Xavier MORLEY-BROWN |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Ian Pears |
Huddersfield |
27 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:00 |
Margaret HOWLEY |
For Mention |
Holmfirth |
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10:00 |
Rodney GLEDHILL |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Charlotte Keighley |
Bradford |
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14:00 |
Stephen HASLAM |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Charlotte Keighley |
Bradford |
28 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:15 |
Ian Michael MCCARTHY |
For Mention |
Barnsley |
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09:30 |
Leqing SHI |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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09:45 |
Muhammad Junaid KHAN |
For Mention |
Bradford |
29 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:30 |
Harris ABU BAKAR |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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09:45 |
Susan Ann DAVIES |
For Mention |
Halifax |
30 April 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:30 |
David George HART |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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09:45 |
Rizwana KOUSAR |
For Mention |
Bradford |
01 May 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Khatija Ismail UMARJI |
For Mention |
Batley |
06 May 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Said Hassan MOHAMMED |
For Mention |
Bradford |
10 May 2026 |
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Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Nuha CEESAY |
For Mention |
Bradford |
14 May 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Owen Peter MURPHY |
For Mention |
Bradford |
21 May 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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13:00 |
Kayleigh Alexandra MACLEAN |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Crispin Oliver |
Elland |
01 June 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Donna Louise SMITH |
For Mention |
Bradford |
05 June 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:30 |
Shaat BIBI |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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09:45 |
Harrison Joe REYNOLDS |
For Mention |
Halifax |
09 June 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:30 |
Sidney Stuart BROOK |
For Mention |
Shipley |
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09:45 |
Adam James LONDREGAN |
For Mention |
Newark |
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10:00 |
Philip Alan JONES |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Angela Brocklehurst |
Keighley |
17 June 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Raja Mohammad IFZAL |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Angela Brocklehurst |
Bradford |
23 June 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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10:00 |
Jean STRINGER |
Inquest Hearing, Assistant Coroner Caroline Chandler |
Halifax |
06 July 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Frederick Bertram Brennan CLARKE |
For Mention |
Keighley |
21 July 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:15 |
Shabbir AHMED |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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09:30 |
Humaira BIBI |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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09:45 |
Khadeeja Zara MAHMOOD |
For Mention |
Bradford |
22 July 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Jack ROOKE |
For Mention |
Huddersfield |
27 July 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:00 |
Rita Ann WILD |
For Mention |
Wakefield |
30 July 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Michelle Suzanne EGGE-BAILEY |
For Mention |
Bingley |
24 August 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Lisa Jane Louise SMITH |
For Mention |
Huddersfield |
08 September 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:30 |
Sabera HANS |
For Mention |
Bradford |
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09:45 |
Rumeez Fizan JAVED |
For Mention |
Halifax |
18 September 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Michael HOLTOM |
For Mention |
Oldham |
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09:45 |
Mohammed Shaan HUSSAIN |
For Mention |
Bradford |
25 September 2026 |
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Time |
Deceased name |
Hearing type |
Home town |
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09:45 |
Husayn Habib ALI |
For Mention |
Shipley |
Written inquests
By virtue of section 9C Coroners and Justice Act 2009 a decision has been made to conduct the following inquests in writing (i.e. without a hearing in court) unless representations are made by email to [email protected] within 7 days of the date shown. Inquests concluded in this way will be read out to the record on the date shown within the inquest listings. This is not the date of the final hearing, as the inquest will have already concluded by this date.
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20 February 2026 |
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John Barrington WELBOURN |
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24 February 2026 |
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Deceased name |
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June SMITH |
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25 February 2026 |
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Deceased name |
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Alistair Richard Maclean MORRIS |
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