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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 therefore should 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 telephone you should arrive ten minutes earlier in case of internal relocation of the review.
11 November 2019
Name: Archie David SPRIGGS
From: Rushbury, Church Stretton
Date of death: 21 September 2017
Age at death: 7
Location of death: Rushbury, Church Stretton
Date of inquest: 11 November 2019 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - to resume on Tuesday 19th November 2019 at 10 am, at the old Crown Court complex, Shirehall
19 November 2019
Name: Agnes JACKSON
From: Oswestry
Date of death: 10 November 2019
Age at death: 97
Location of death: Oswestry
Date of inquest: 19 November 2019 at 9:30am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
FAST TRACK INQUEST at the odl Crown Court complex, Shirehall
Name: Sylvia LOUBSER
From: Oswestry
Date of death: 11 November 2019
Age at death: 34
Location of death: Royal Stoke University Hospital
Date of inquest: 19 November 2019 at 9:30am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
OPENING at the old Crown Court complex, Shirehall
27 November 2019
Name: Daniel David BRETT-SUMMORS
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 21 April 2019
Age at death: 34
Location of death: Cumbria
Date of inquest: 27 November 2019 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: Beryl ASHLEY
From: Ellesmere
Date of death: 19 October 2019
Age at death: 83
Location of death: The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Date of inquest: 27 November 2019 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: Jake HOLTON
From: Oswestry
Date of death: 6 May 2019
Age at death: 30
Location of death: Shrewsbury
Date of inquest: 27 November 2019 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Michelle Jayne BROOKS
From: Rugeley
Date of death: 5 August 2018
Age at death: 52
Location of death: Tibberton, Newport, Shropshire
Date of inquest: 27 November 2019 at 10:30am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Amy Jane LIEBICH
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 15 May 2019
Age at death: 37
Location of death: Shrewsbury
Date of inquest: 27 November 2019 at 1:30pm
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Jason Marc FRANCIS
From: Perth, Weston Australia
Date of death: 22 December 2018
Age at death: 29
Location of death: Royal Perth Hospital, Perth Australia
Date of inquest: 27 November 2019 at 2pm
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Alice Marie ROBINSON
From: Perth, Weston Australia
Date of death: 23 December 2018
Age at death: 26
Location of death: Mount Hawthorn, Weston Australia
Date of inquest: 27 November 2019 at 2pm
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
28 November 2019
Name: Shaun Mark MORRIS
From: Dawley, Telford
Date of death: 27 April 2019
Age at death: 36
Location of death: Dawley, Telford
Date of inquest: 28 November 2019 time pending
Inquest venue: Telford & Wrekin Registrar office, Wellington
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
Name: Andrew Philip Leslie PUGH
From: Wellington
Date of death: 5 May 2019
Age at death: 35
Location of death: Wellington
Date of inquest: 28 November 2019 at 10am
Inquest venue: Telford & Wrekin Registrar office, Wellington
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Mary TWIGG
From: Telford
Date of death: 1 July 2019
Age at death: 86
Location of death: Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Date of inquest: 28 November 2019 at 11am
Inquest venue: Telford & Wrekin Registrar office, Wellington
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Yvonne Clarice HICKS
From: Telford
Date of death: 10 July 2019
Age at death: 80
Location of death: The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Date of inquest: 28 November 2019 at 1:30pm
Inquest venue: Telford & Wrekin Registrar office, Wellington
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Daniel HUGHES
From: Madeley, Telford
Date of death: 5 September 2019
Age at death: 40
Location of death: Madeley, Telford
Date of inquest: 28 November 2019 at 2pm
Inquest venue: Telford & Wrekin Registrar office, Wellington
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
3 December 2019
Name: Stuart Angus Hamilton TAYLOR
From: Wellington
Date of death: 30 August 2018
Age at death: 67
Location of death: The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Date of inquest: 3 December 2019 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - at the Registrars Office, Shirehall. This case is listed for 2 days.
11 December 2019
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: 11 December 2019 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - hearing to be relisted
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: 11 December 2019 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: Steven Roy WESTBROOK
From: Telford
Date of death: 17 December 2018
Age at death: 47
Location of death: Royal Stoke University Hospital
Date of inquest: 11 December 2019 at 9:45am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - to be adjourned generally - pending ongoing investigations - review date 20th October 2020
Name: Roger GOSBEE-HARPER
From: Ludlow
Date of death: 14 September 2017
Age at death: 76
Location of death: Ludlow
Date of inquest: 11 December 2019 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
12 December 2019
Name: Gilbert James Noel MAPP
From: Telford
Date of death: 15 March 2019
Age at death: 83
Location of death: Telford
Date of inquest: 12 December 2019 at 10:30am
Inquest venue: Telford & Wrekin Registrar office, Wellington
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
Name: Patricia ALLMARK
From: Newport
Date of death: 15 May 2019
Age at death: 74
Location of death: The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Date of inquest: 12 December 2019 at 1:30pm
Inquest venue: Telford & Wrekin Registrar office, Wellington
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST
17 December 2019
Name: Mavis Dorothy LUCAS
From: Newport
Date of death: 26 November 2018
Age at death: 75
Location of death: Newport
Date of inquest: 17 December 2019 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 Beresford LUCAS
From: Newport
Date of death: 26 November 2018
Age at death: 86
Location of death: Newport
Date of inquest: 17 December 2019 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: Josephine Patricia HAMILL
From: Whitchurch
Date of death: 14 June 2019
Age at death: 86
Location of death: Royal Stoke Univeristy Hospital
Date of inquest: 17 December 2019 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 Benjamin Victor HOOPER
From: Craven Arms
Date of death: 8 July 2019
Age at death: 26
Location of death: Craven Arms
Date of inquest: 17 December 2019 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: Louisa Joanne HOLLOWAY
From: Wolverhampton
Date of death: 18 July 2019
Age at death: 34
Location of death: Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Date of inquest: 17 December 2019 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: Alastair Paul JACOBS
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 8 September 2019
Age at death: 56
Location of death: Shrewsbury
Date of inquest: 17 December 2019 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: Lee William DAVIES
From: Oswestry
Date of death: 18 June 2019
Age at death: 35
Location of death: Worcester Royal Hospital
Date of inquest: 17 December 2019 at 10am
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
PRE-INQUEST REVIEW
8 January 2020
Name: David Michael MORETON
From: Wrexham
Date of death: 18 September 2019
Age at death: 64
Location of death: Chirk
Date of inquest: 8 January 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time to be confirmed
Name: Eunice Elizabeth OSBORNE
From: Wellington, Telford
Date of death: 14 September 2019
Age at death: 79
Location of death: A49 near to Church Stretton
Date of inquest: 8 January 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: Ada Alice RIDSDALE
From: Newport
Date of death: 14 September 2019
Age at death: 94
Location of death: A49 near to Church Stretton
Date of inquest: 8 January 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: Maria Lillian DUNCAN
From: Oswestry
Date of death: 23 September 2019
Age at death: 51
Location of death: Oswestry
Date of inquest: 8 January 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: Richard Charles SAWTELL
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 3 October 2019
Age at death: 89
Location of death: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Date of inquest: 8 January 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
14 January 2020
Name: Luke Anthony BALSHAW
From: Telford
Date of death: 12 August 2019
Age at death: 30
Location of death: The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Date of inquest: 14 January 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Telford & Wrekin Registrar office, Wellington
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of listing to be confirmed
16 January 2020
Name: Jak Joseph BRADLEY
From: Ludlow
Date of death: 9 October 2019
Age at death: 24
Location of death: Craven Arms
Date of inquest: 16 January 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: 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: 16 January 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of hearing to be confirmed
21 January 2020
Name: Brenda BORSA
From: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Date of death: 7 September 2019
Age at death: 92
Location of death: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Date of inquest: 21 January 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
23 January 2020
Name: Julia Ann WILKES
From: Telford
Date of death: 13 November 2019
Age at death: 79
Location of death: The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Date of inquest: 23 January 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Telford & Wrekin Registrar office, Wellington
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of hearing to be confirmed
28 January 2020
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: 28 January 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time 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: 28 January 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: Paul Robert MORGAN
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 29 September 2019
Age at death: 42
Location of death: Shrewsbury
Date of inquest: 28 January 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 February 2020
Name: Ryan Joseph McANDREW
From: Telford
Date of death: 4 November 2019
Age at death: 19
Location of death: Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
Date of inquest: 11 February 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Telford & Wrekin Registrar office, Wellington
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of hearing to be confirmed
13 February 2020
Name: Patricia Rose PARRY
From: Oswestry
Date of death: 11 October 2019
Age at death: 73
Location of death: A5 West Felton Oswestry
Date of inquest: 13 February 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time to be confirmed
Name: John Malcolm PARRY
From: Oswestry
Date of death: 11 October 2019
Age at death: 75
Location of death: A5 West Felton Oswestry
Date of inquest: 13 February 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time to be confirmed
Name: Lee EDWARDS
From: Oswestry
Date of death: 12 October 2019
Age at death: 24
Location of death: Royal Stoke University Hospital
Date of inquest: 13 February 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time to be confirmed
Name: Richard John SOUTAR
From: Church Stretton
Date of death: 24 October 2019
Age at death: 67
Location of death: Unclassified Lane, near Lawley Hill, Leebotwood, Shropshire
Date of inquest: 13 February 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 February 2020
Name: Nathan Lee FREEMAN
From: Shrewsbury
Date of death: 17 August 2019
Age at death: 29
Location of death: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Date of inquest: 19 February 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of hearing to be confirmed
Name: Wesley William BRISCOE
From: Acton Burnell
Date of death: 2 November 2019
Age at death: 35
Location of death: Acton Burnell
Date of inquest: 19 February 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of hearing to be confirmed
4 March 2020
Name: Robert Andrew CHURCHILL
From: Oswestry
Date of death: 3 November 2019
Age at death: 50
Location of death: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Date of inquest: 4 March 2020 time pending
Inquest venue: Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND
Heard by: J P Ellery, Senior Coroner
INQUEST - time of hearing to be confirmed
12 March 2020
Name: Alan George SIMPSON
From: Whitchurch
Date of death: 1 May 2019
Age at death: 72
Location of death: Canada
Date of inquest: 12 March 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