Inquest diary - Cumbria Coroners Court

Coroner: Mr Robert Cohen

Location: Coroner's Court 1, Allerdale House, Workington

10:00am 

Julie Ley Age: 71 from Lancashire

Date of Death: 15 May 2025  Place of Death: Kendal

Estimate: 1 Day

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court 2, Allerdale House, Workington

10:00am 

Alexander Thompson Age 40 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 8 December 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

2:00pm 

Joanne Davison Age 50 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 10 January 2026  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court 1, Allerdale House, Workington

Joint Inquest

10:00am 

Janet Elizabeth Lowcock Age 96 from Carnforth

Date of Death: 20 June 2023  Place of Death: Lancaster

Estimate: 2 Days

Pamela Gabriel Griffin Age 88 from Carnforth

Date of Death: 18 June 2023  Place of Death: Carnforth

Estimate: 2 Days

Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court 1, Allerdale House, Workington

10:00am 

Pre-Inquest Review Hearing

Aria Devi Farish Age 1 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 9 August 2025  Place of Death: Manchester

Estimate: 1 Hour 

2:00pm 

Florence Faunch Age 88 from Maryport

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

Estimate: 2 Hours 

Coroner: Dr NIcholas Shaw

Location: Coroner's Court 1, Allerdale House, Workington

10:00am 

Patricia Muller Age: 78 from Maryport

Date of Death: 2 June 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

11:30am 

Marie Eccles Age: 82 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 8 December 2025  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

2.00pm 

Shaun Michael Edwards Age: 63 from Barrow-in-Furness

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

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

3.30pm 

Robert Kerrs Age: 77 from Penrith

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

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court 1, Allerdale House, Workington

10:00am 

Ian James Knight Age: 39 from Egremont

Date of Death: 18 December 2025  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 2 Hours 

2:00pm 

Daniel Smith Age: 35 from Wigton

Date of Death: 6  November 2025  Place of Death: Wigton

Estimate: 2 Hours 30 Minutes

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court 1, Allerdale House, Workington

10:00am 

Norma Lofthouse Age: 66 from Workington

Date of Death: 12 September 2024  Place of Death: Whitehaven

Estimate: 6 Hours

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court 1, Allerdale House, Workington

10:00am 

Matthew Tom Spedding Age: 39 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 8 November 2025  Place of Death: Carlisle

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court 1, Allerdale House, Workington

10:00am 

Karen Michelle Morland Age: 60 from Penrith

Date of Death: 9 March 2025  Place of Death: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Estimate: 6 Hours

Coroner: Ms Margaret Taylor

Location: Coroner's Court 1, Allerdale House, Workington

10:00am 

Kenneth Stephenson Age: 74 from Cockermouth

Date of Death: 10 January 2025  Place of Death: Cockermouth

Estimate: 6 Hours

Coroner: Miss Kirsty Gomersal

Location: Coroner's Court 1, Allerdale House, Workington

10:00am 

Jennifer Isabel Massie Age: 81 from Windermere

Date of Death: 14 September 2025  Place of Death: Windermere

Estimate: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

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

Wednesday 15 April 2026 - Inquests to be opened by Mr Robert Cohen

Glenn Smith Age 69  from Arnside

Date of Death: 28 March 2026  Place of Death: Arnside

Tuesday 21 April 2026 - Inquests to be opened by Miss Kirsty Gomersal

Bradley Atkinson Age 53  from Kent

Date of Death: 9 March 2026  Place of Death: Satterthwaite

William Metcalfe Age 78  from Appleby-in-Westmorland

Date of Death: 30 March 2026  Place of Death: Carlisle

Sally Nicols Age 72  from Cockermouth

Date of Death: 24 September 2025  Place of Death: Cockermouth

Thursday 23 April 2026 - Inquests to be opened by Miss Kirsty Gomersal

Joseph Graeme Turner Age 64 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 26 March 2026  Place of Death: Carlisle

Absi Ahmed Mohammad Age 17 from Poulton-le-Fylde

Date of Death: 7 April 2026  Place of Death: Ulverston

Margaret Dorothy Beaty Age 91 from Longtown

Date of Death: 5 April 2026  Place of Death: Longtown

Tuesday 28 April 2026 - Inquests to be opened by Dr Nicholas Shaw

Jaydon Jack Cottam Age 3 from Sedbergh

Date of Death: 8 April 2026  Place of Death: Sedbergh

James Bendle Age 83 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 8 April 2026  Place of Death: Carlisle

Paul James Henderson Age 55 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 2 March 2026  Place of Death: Barrow-n-Furness

Thomas Clampton  Age 91 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 2 February 2026  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Joseph Andrew Spence  Age 37 from Kendal

Date of Death: 11 October 2025  Place of Death: Kos, Greece

Neil Anthony Wilson  Age 57 from Carlisle

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

James Pearson  Age 61 from Abu Dhabi

Date of Death: 23 December 2025  Place of Death: Keswick

Sidney Alan Baines  Age 89 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 20 February 2026  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

Christine Joyce Annette Simmonds  Age 86 from Carlisle

Date of Death: 1 February 2026  Place of Death: Carlisle

Linda Anne Holliday  Age 76 from Penrith

Date of Death: 27 December 2025  Place of Death: Penrith

Maureen Ashcroft  Age 90 from Barrow-in-Furness

Date of Death: 9 February 2026  Place of Death: Barrow-in-Furness

James Dryden  Age 62 from Whitehaven

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

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

Sergii Kuzmenko 

Date of Order: 6 June 2025

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

Anonymity Order - KUZMENKO

Inquest to be opened and concluded by: