Coroner's Court Diary
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Alexander Ivan MUZYCZKA
Age: 37
Place of death: Leeds
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Kenneth WILLIAMSON
Age: 71
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Norman Richard PURSSELL
Age: 79
Place of death: Wakefield
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Glynis MILLS
Age: 73
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Maria Bernadette COLLINS
Age: 44
Place of death: Wakefield
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Donna Marie Theresa GORMAN
Age: 62
Place of death: Leeds
Thursday 12 February 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Alexander Ivan MUZYCZKA
Age: 37
Place of death: Leeds
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Jade Olivia Emma GELDARD
Age: 37
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Simon Richard EYRE
Age: 59
Place of death: Wakefield
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Teresa ROBERTS
Age: 68
Place of death: Bradford
Time: 10am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: John HEPWORTH
Age: 80
Place of death: Leeds
Friday 13 February 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Alexander Ivan MUZYCZKA
Age: 37
Place of death: Leeds
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Raymond HEPTINSTALL
Age: 77
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Michael Paul STRICKLAND
Age: 61
Place of death: Wakefield
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Sukhvinder MANIC
Age: 53
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Ian STAKER-SMITH
Age: 90
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Richard WHARTON
Age: 58
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Charles David MCCULLOCH
Age: 54
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: David John FANE
Age: 57
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 1pm
Coroner: Janine Wolstenholme, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Zidane Ghulam Kamar KARIM
Age: 1 Month
Place of death: Leeds
Monday 16 February 2026
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Dennis HARTLEY
Age: 67
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Schedule 1
Name of deceased: Thomas COBB
Age: 84
Place of death: Wakefield
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Karl NEWSOME
Age: 48
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Eileen LEONARD
Age: 79
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Richard James SCOTT
Age: 46
Place of death: Wakefield
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Gavin Mark TURNER
Age: 45
Place of death: Pontefract
Time: 12:30pm
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Mark JONES
Age: 55
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: William Charles SMITH
Age: 76
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 12pm
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Paul Ernest Lee CRAWLEY
Age: 51
Place of death: Ossett
Time: 2pm
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Dean Andrew WOOD
Age: 49
Place of death: Leeds
Thursday 19 February 2026
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: George Edward Albert HUGHES
Age: 88
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 2:30pm
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: David James ROBINSON
Age: 55
Place of death: Leeds
Monday 23 February 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Stephen James GREGSON
Age: 49
Place of death: Leeds
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Helena Gallagher, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Lisa Helen BOOTH
Age: 56
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 12pm
Coroner: Helena Gallagher, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Connor James WOODALL
Age: 29
Place of death: Wakefield
Time: 2:30pm
Coroner: Helena Gallagher, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Jurijs KOKOREVICS
Age: 62
Place of death: Leeds
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Patrick Anthony REID
Age: 57
Place of death: Leeds
Friday 27 February 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Oscar Samson FOSTER - LENNIE
Age: 19
Place of death: Leeds
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Naomi McLoughlin, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Terry Alan HARGREAVES
Age: 42
Place of death: Leeds
Monday 02 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Susan Anne DAWSON
Age: 70
Place of death: Leeds
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Naomi McLoughlin, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Jennifer Rachel CROSTON
Age: 48
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 03 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Susan Anne DAWSON
Age: 70
Place of death: Leeds
Thursday 05 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Naomi McLoughlin, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Joshua Jeremy HAINES
Age: 30
Place of death: Leeds
Monday 09 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Kyle Mark WARREN
Age: 30
Place of death: Doncaster
Monday 16 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Alan Joseph WHELAN
Age: 41
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Alan Joseph WHELAN
Age: 41
Place of death: Leeds
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Alan Joseph WHELAN
Age: 41
Place of death: Leeds
Thursday 19 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Alan Joseph WHELAN
Age: 41
Place of death: Leeds
Friday 20 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Alan Joseph WHELAN
Age: 41
Place of death: Leeds
Monday 23 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Marguerita PERKIN
Age: 88
Place of death: Wakefield
Thursday 26 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Christopher Nigel GOODWIN
Age: 60
Place of death: Barnsley
Friday 27 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Ravinder SINGH
Age: 36
Place of death: Leeds
Monday 30 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Zyan Andrei DINU
Age: 10 months
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 31 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Zyan Andrei DINU
Age: 10 months
Place of death: Leeds
Friday 10 April 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 12:30pm
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Kenneth SMITH
Age: 65
Place of death: Leeds
Monday 13 April 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: John Hobson, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Richard Alexander BROWN
Age: 51
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Kien Dinh VUONG
Age: 35
Place of death: Leeds
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Kien Dinh VUONG
Age: 35
Place of death: Leeds
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: John Hobson, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Sagal Abdulrahman ALI
Age: 18
Place of death: Manchester
Thursday 16 April 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Kien Dinh VUONG
Age: 35
Place of death: Leeds
Monday 27 April 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Naomi McLoughlin, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Steven James JOHNSTONE
Age: 42
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Naomi McLoughlin, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Steven James JOHNSTONE
Age: 42
Place of death: Leeds
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Naomi McLoughlin, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Steven James JOHNSTONE
Age: 42
Place of death: Leeds
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Jennifer NORFOLK
Age: 76
Place of death: Leeds
Thursday 30 April 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Naomi McLoughlin, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Steven James JOHNSTONE
Age: 42
Place of death: Leeds
Friday 01 May 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Naomi McLoughlin, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Steven James JOHNSTONE
Age: 42
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 05 May 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: David Lee BENSON
Age: 49
Place of death: Leeds
Wednesday 06 May 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: David Lee BENSON
Age: 49
Place of death: Leeds
Thursday 07 May 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: David Lee BENSON
Age: 49
Place of death: Leeds
Monday 11 May 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Leslie POWERS
Age: 73
Place of death: Wakefield
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Leslie POWERS
Age: 73
Place of death: Wakefield
Monday 18 May 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Pauline BEDFORD
Age: 85
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Pauline BEDFORD
Age: 85
Place of death: Leeds
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Pauline BEDFORD
Age: 85
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 16 June 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Helena Gallagher, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Ian James BRADLEY
Age: 57
Place of death: Leeds
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Helena Gallagher, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Ian James BRADLEY
Age: 57
Place of death: Leeds
Thursday 18 June 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Helena Gallagher, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Ian James BRADLEY
Age: 57
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Steven MULLEN
Age: 48
Place of death: Leeds
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Steven MULLEN
Age: 48
Place of death: Leeds
Thursday 25 June 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Steven MULLEN
Age: 48
Place of death: Leeds
Friday 26 June 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Steven MULLEN
Age: 48
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Steven MULLEN
Age: 48
Place of death: Leeds
Monday 06 July 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Joseph Michael LYNCH
Age: 23
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 07 July 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Joseph Michael LYNCH
Age: 23
Place of death: Leeds
Wednesday 08 July 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Joseph Michael LYNCH
Age: 23
Place of death: Leeds
Thursday 09 July 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Joseph Michael LYNCH
Age: 23
Place of death: Leeds
Friday 10 July 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Joseph Michael LYNCH
Age: 23
Place of death: Leeds
Monday 13 July 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Joseph Michael LYNCH
Age: 23
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Joseph Michael LYNCH
Age: 23
Place of death: Leeds
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Joseph Michael LYNCH
Age: 23
Place of death: Leeds
Thursday 16 July 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Joseph Michael LYNCH
Age: 23
Place of death: Leeds
Friday 17 July 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Jury Inquest
Name of deceased: Joseph Michael LYNCH
Age: 23
Place of death: Leeds