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Covid-19 emergency arrangements
Please note that all inquests are subject to alteration
Following recent announcements by the government it has been possible to modify the restrictions in place regarding inquest hearings. On strict terms, it is possible for under 20 persons to attend an inquest though attendance remotely by telephone remains an option.
Media – you are now allowed to attend in person
If anyone does wish to attend in person or by telephone, including the media, they should please contact us on 01743 258470 or by email coroner@shropshire.gov.uk at least 24 hours before the hearing, so that the terms, including social distancing at all times, can be maintained.
On this page you'll find the details of upcoming inquests in Shropshire. There may be occasions when it's in the interested person's interest – and the bereaved in particular - to hold the inquest quickly. This site should therefore be checked regularly in case an inquest has been listed at short notice.
Pre-inquest reviews
Pre-inquest reviews are public, but there's likely to be a restriction on what can be reported to prevent any prejudice to the subsequent inquest. In appropriate cases the pre-inquest review may proceed to the inquest itself. If the pre-inquest review is by phone you should arrive ten minutes earlier in case of an internal relocation of the review.
16 July 2020
Treasure item: A Post Medieval Gold Posy Ring - 2019 T1169
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Date of inquest: 16 July 2020 at 2pm
Heard by: H Westerman, Assistant Coroner
From the Great Hanwood area
Treasure item: A Medieval Silver Finger Ring - 2019 T174
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Date of inquest: 16 July 2020 at 2pm
Heard by: H Westerman, Assistant Coroner
From the Clun area
23 July 2020
Name: Dean MCDONALD
From: Hodnet
Date of death: 21 March 2020
Age at death: 19
Location of death: Buildwas
Date of inquest: 23 July 2020 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Catherine Ann HUGHES
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 14 December 2019
Age at death: 55
Location of death: Shrewsbury
Date of inquest: 23 July 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
29 July 2020
Name: Kevin SMITH
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 4 February 2020
Age at death: 42
Location of death: Shrewsbury
Date of inquest: 29 July 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Razaq MAHMOOD
From: Wellington
Date of death: 23 December 2019
Age at death: 47
Location of death: Wem
Date of inquest: 29 July 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Daniel Mark HUGHES
From: Llanfyllin
Date of death: 14 September 2019
Age at death: 24
Location of death: A483, Near Oswestry
Date of inquest: 29 July 2020 at 2pm
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
PRE-INQUEST REVIEW - to be heard by telephone/Skype as required
4 August 2020
Name: Owen Harry HAWKINS
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 30 October 2019
Age at death: 16
Location of death: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Date of inquest: 4 August 2020 at 11am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Daniel David BRETT-SUMMORS
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 21 April 2019
Age at death: 34
Location of death: Cumbria
Date of inquest: 4 August 2020 at 12pm
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Kristian Ian LESTER
From: Church Stretton
Date of death: 26 August 2019
Age at death: 46
Location of death: Church Stretton
Date of inquest: 4 August 2020 at 2pm
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
5 August 2020
Name: Mavis Dorothy LUCAS
From: Newport
Date of death: 26 November 2018
Age at death: 75
Location of death: Newport
Date of inquest: 5 August 2020 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: John Beresford LUCAS
From: Newport
Date of death: 26 November 2018
Age at death: 86
Location of death: Newport
Date of inquest: 5 August 2020 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Peter Bartholomew REED
From: Telford
Date of death: 11 October 2019
Age at death: 44
Location of death: Telford
Date of inquest: 5 August 2020 at 11:30am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Ian Stuart DEAN-NETSCHER
From: Telford
Date of death: 4 May 2020
Age at death: 65
Location of death: Telford
Date of inquest: 5 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
11 August 2020
Name: Kyle Bradley HANSEN
From: Telford
Date of death: 28 January 2020
Age at death: 19
Location of death: Telford
Date of inquest: 11 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: David Sidney HYDE
From: Church Stretton
Date of death: 27 April 2020
Age at death: 60
Location of death: Church Stretton
Date of inquest: 11 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Alexander Glyn LACEY
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 21 October 2019
Age at death: 28
Location of death: Shrewsbury
Date of inquest: 11 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
19 August 2020
Name: Lewis James MCFARLIN
From: Stoke on Trent
Date of death: 14 January 2020
Age at death: 24
Location of death: Market Drayton
Date of inquest: 19 August 2020 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
PRE-INQUEST REVIEW
Name: Matthew William WINNALL
From: Telford
Date of death: 8 February 2020
Age at death: 47
Location of death: Telford
Date of inquest: 19 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Ann CLARK
From: Hanwood
Date of death: 9 May 2020
Age at death: 64
Location of death: Hanwood
Date of inquest: 19 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Frank Leonard WALKER
From: Bridgnorth
Date of death: 14 May 2020
Age at death: 47
Location of death: Bridgnorth
Date of inquest: 19 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Tristan Mark ALVIS
From: Market Drayton
Date of death: 18 April 2020
Age at death: 22
Location of death: Market Drayton
Date of inquest: 19 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: John PICKERING
From: Dawley, Telford
Date of death: 5 July 2019
Age at death: 59
Location of death: The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Date of inquest: 19 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
25 August 2020
Name: Simon Michael ROBERTS
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 24 November 2019
Age at death: 50
Location of death: Bedfordshire
Date of inquest: 25 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Daniel KEATING
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 24 May 2020
Age at death: 47
Location of death: Shrewsbury
Date of inquest: 25 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Pamela Louise McMAHON-BERKELEY
From: Shrwsbury
Date of death: 23 March 2020
Age at death: 54
Location of death: Shrewsbury
Date of inquest: 25 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
26 August 2020
Name: Stuart Andrew HOLLINS
From: Madeley
Date of death: 29 April 2020
Age at death: 27
Location of death: Buildwas
Date of inquest: 26 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Amanda Jane HOPLEY
From: Wellington
Date of death: 3 May 2020
Age at death: 53
Location of death: Wellington
Date of inquest: 26 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Adam John BATEMAN
From: Wolverhampton
Date of death: 4 May 2020
Age at death: 30
Location of death: Telford
Date of inquest: 26 August 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
10 September 2020
Name: Robert Donald MILLS
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 2 March 2020
Age at death: 88
Location of death: The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Date of inquest: 10 September 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
16 September 2020
Name: Zoltan Miklos BIRO
From: Telford
Date of death: 11 March 2020
Age at death: 32
Location of death: The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Date of inquest: 16 September 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time to be confirmed
Name: Vincent John METCALFE
From: Telford
Date of death: 12 February 2020
Age at death: 50
Location of death: Telford
Date of inquest: 16 September 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Helen Elizabeth MASON
From: Woore, Crewe
Date of death: 6 December 2019
Age at death: 34
Location of death: Woore, Crewe
Date of inquest: 16 September 2020 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Brian Vincent UPTON
From: Ellerdine
Date of death: 15 May 2020
Age at death: 52
Location of death: Shawbury
Date of inquest: 16 September 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
22 September 2020
Name: Delsie WILLIAMS
From: Maesbury Marsh
Date of death: 12 May 2020
Age at death: 80
Location of death: Maesbury Marsh
Date of inquest: 22 September 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
1 October 2020
Name: Shirley Eileen PUGH
From: Cleobury Mortimer
Date of death: 11 March 2020
Age at death: 83
Location of death: The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Date of inquest: 1 October 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
6 October 2020
Name: George Edward EVANS
From: Halfway House
Date of death: 21 August 2019
Age at death: 80
Location of death: Halfway House
Date of inquest: 6 October 2020 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - with a Jury
7 October 2020
Name: Lee William DAVIES
From: Oswestry
Date of death: 18 June 2019
Age at death: 35
Location of death: Worcester Royal Hospital
Date of inquest: 7 October 2020 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
12 October 2020
Name: Jonnie William MEEK
From: Cannock
Date of death: 11 August 2014
Age at death: 3
Location of death: Stafford County Hospital
Date of inquest: 12 October 2020 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
Inquest - listed for 5 days
22 October 2020
Name: Alan Spencer BUSBY
From: Oswestry
Date of death: 30 June 2019
Age at death: 69
Location of death: Royal Stoke University Hospital
Date of inquest: 22 October 2020 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - all day
27 October 2020
Name: Kevin John DAVIES
From: Bridgnorth
Date of death: 21 May 2020
Age at death: 67
Location of death: Bridgnorth
Date of inquest: 27 October 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time to be confirmed
Name: Kelvin John HANKS
From: Bridgnorth
Date of death: 21 May 2020
Age at death: 73
Location of death: Bridgnorth
Date of inquest: 27 October 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time to be confirmed
6 January 2021
Name: Mohammed Ismael ZAMAN
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 18 October 2019
Age at death: 31
Location of death: The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Date of inquest: 6 January 2021 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - 6th, 7th, 8th (until 1pm) 11th & 12th January 2021