Inquest diary - Cumbria Coroners Court

A list of upcoming inquests to be held in HM Coroners Area of Cumbria.

Please note that unless stated otherwise all inquests will be held at:

HM Coroners Office & Inquest Court
Fairfield
Station Road
Cockermouth
CA13 9PT

Inquest timetable (Last updated 16/10/2025)

Thursday 16 October 2025

Coroner: Mr Robert Cohen

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Martin Gareth Evans  Age: 70 from Cockermouth

Date of Death: 13 February 2023  Place of Death: Workington

Estimate: 7 Hours

 

10.00am 

Patricia Mary Evans  Age: 68 from Cockermouth

Date of Death: 13 February 2023  Place of Death: Workington

Estimate: 7 Hours

Friday 17 October 2025

Coroner: Dr. Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

David Nicholas Rebanks  Age: 71 from Penrith

Date of Death: 22 May 2025  Place of Death: Penrith

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

2.00pm 

John Spencer Tate  Age: 52 from Maryport

Date of Death: 29 June 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Monday 20 October 2025

Coroner: Miss Kirsty Gomersal

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

Inquest Conclusion

3.00pm 

Mark Ryan Foster  Age: 53 from Cockermouth

Date of Death: 17 February 2024  Place of Death: Cockermouth

Estimate: 2 Hours

Monday 20 October - Friday 24 October 2025

Coroner: Mr Robert Cohen

Location: Cumbria House, Carlisle

 

10.00am 

Steven James Blake  Age: 38 from HMP Haverigg, Millom

Date of Death:  28 April 2023 Place of Death: HMP Haverigg, Millom

Estimate: 5 days

 

 

Wednesday 29 October 2025

Coroner: Miss Kirsty Gomersal

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

Treasure Inquests

10.30am

2024 T880 Roman Silver Coins

Place of find: Near Casterton

Date of Find: 8 August 2024

 

11.00am

2024 T1322 Silver Charles I Pendant

Place of find: Near Penrith

Date of Find: 13 November 2024

 

12.00pm

2021 T792 Late Medieval to post Medieval silver gilt Reliquary pendant

Place of find: Castle Carrock

Date of Find: Not known

 

12.30pm

2019 T1053 Roman gilt silver crossbow brooch

Place of find: Urswick

Date of Find: 5 August 2019

Thursday 30 October - Friday 31 October 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am

Faye Bridle   Age: 53  From Askam-in-Furness

Date of Death: 7 November 2024     Place of Death: Kendal

Estimate: 2 Days

Tuesday 4 November 2025

Coroner: Mr Robert Cohen

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

2.00pm 

John Gaythwaite  Age: 69 from Cleator Moor

Date of Death:  28 February 2025 Place of Death: Cleator Moor

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

 

Wednesday 5 November 2025

Coroner: Mr Robert Cohen

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Michael Lee Claughton  Age: 42 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death:  3 June 2025 Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

 

Thursday 6 November 2025

Coroner: Mr Robert Cohen

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Gareth Everett Roberts Age: 70 from Wrexham

Date of Death: 9 June 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 2 Hours 

 

Thursday 13 November 2025

Coroner: Ms. Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Ella Isobel Bush Age: 21 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 20 March 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes 

Friday 14 November 2025

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Marc Sheridan-Gaskell Age: 48 from Wigan

Date of Death: 2 March 2025  Place of Death: Kendal

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

11.30am 

Darrell Brady Mitchell Age: 52 from Kilmarnock

Date of Death: 18 March 2025  Place of Death: Sowerby Row

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

2.00pm 

Allyson Elizabeth Taylor Age: 76 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 18 March 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 2 Hours

 

 

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Linda Richardson Age: 77  from Wigton

Date of Death: 14 April 2025  Place of Death: Wigton

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

 

11.30am 

Sylvester Martin Age: 90  from Cockermouth

Date of Death: 20 May 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Wednesday 19 November 2025

Coroner: Mr Robert Cohen

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

George Peter Harris Age: 96 from Penrith

Date of Death: 17 December 2024  Place of Death: Penrith

Estimate: 3 Hours

 

 

Thursday 20 November 2025

Coroner: Mr Robert Cohen

Location: Coroner's Court, Cockermouth

 

10.00am 

Mark Benjamin Wardle Age: 44 from Wigan

Date of Death: 12 July 2025  Place of Death: Kendal

Estimate: 7 Hours

 

 

Inquest Openings

All Inquest Openings are at 09.00 am (or shortly thereafter) unless otherwise specified.

 

Thursday 16 October 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Mr Robert Cohen

 

David Francis Fisher Age 46  from Ambleside

Date of Death: 14 July 2025  Place of Death: Ambleside

 

Norma Suzanne Randall Age 89  from Carlisle

Date of Death: 26 September 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

 

Ernest Branford Age 84  from St Bees

Date of Death: 28 September 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

 

Lauren Hewson Age 18  from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 7 August 2025  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Tuesday 28 October 2025 - Inquests to be opened by Miss Kirsty Gomersal

 

Neal Raymond Doggett Age 64  from Edinburgh

Date of Death: 22 September 2025  Place of Death: Ambleside

 

Robert Edward Morrow Age 80  from Carlisle

Date of Death: 2 October 2025  Place of Death: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

 

Adam John Ridding Age 40  from Kendal

Date of Death: 3 October 2025  Place of Death: Kentmere

 

Audrey Barley Age 92  from Carnforth

Date of Death: 4 October 2025  Place of Death: Carnforth

 

Joseph Harrison Age 89  from Carlisle

Date of Death: 7 October 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

 

Shaun Michael Edwards Age 63  from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 9 April 2025  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Roberts Kerr Age 77  from Penrith

Date of Death: 29 January 2025  Place of Death: Penrith

Inquests in Writing

 

David Little Age 62 from London

Date of death: 11 November 2024  Place of death: Carlisle

 

Reiss Craig Jackson Age 24 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 19 June 2025  Place of Death: Penrith

 

Christopher John Naylor Age 33 from Warrington

Date of Death: 19 October 2024  Place of Death: Wasdale

 

Edward Francis Rymell Age 30 from Kendal

Date of Death: 28 March 2025  Place of Death: Kendal

 

Stephen Vaughan Age 45 from Whitehaven

Date of Death: 22 March 2025  Place of Death: Egremont

 

David Eric Bowen Age 81 from Kendal

Date of Death: 6 September 2025  Place of Death: Kendal

 

Andrew Stuart Nelson Age 43 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 3 July 2025  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

 

Paul Joseph Stubbs Age 69 from Ulverston

Date of Death: 6 July 2025  Place of Death: Ulverston

 

Frederick Arthur Pitcher Age 70 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 28 July 2025  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

For Mention

All Mention Hearings are at 9.00am (or shortly thereafter) unless otherwise specified.

Orders

Sergii Kuzmenko 

Date of Order: 6 June 2025

Order for Anonymity & Special Measures - Section II Contempt of Court Act 1981

Anonymity Order - KUZMENKO