Coroner's Court Diary
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
Tuesday 10 March 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: Opening
Name of deceased: Mark Robert GILES
Age: 59
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Dorothy Anne TODD
Age: 84
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Robert Stephen TETLEY
Age: 59
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Errol Everton CRAIG
Age: 75
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Michael Anthony JACKSON
Age: 60
Place of death: Wakefield
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Thomas Ogbonna OKO
Age: 32
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Adam Louis STOCKS
Age: 34
Place of death: Wakefield
Time: 12:30pm
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: John Derek EARNSHAW
Age: 66
Place of death: Leeds
Wednesday 11 March 2026
Court 1
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 1pm
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Robert MITCHELL
Age: 75
Place of death: Leeds
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: Ian Drummond STEEL
Age: 80
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Nigel Ian MARSDEN
Age: 54
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Rosemarie SHILITO
Age: 83
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Paul PAWSON
Age: 70
Place of death: Pontefract
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Fiona Claire DAVIES
Age: 53
Place of death: Wakefield
Thursday 12 March 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: Anne Marie DAVIES
Age: 83
Place of death: Wakefield
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Rameshchandra PARMAR
Age: 82
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 10am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Jonathan Charles MOLDEN
Age: 45
Place of death: Leeds
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
Court 2
Time
Coroner
Type of hearing
Name of deceased
Age
Place of death
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Michelle Kane THOMSON
Age: 53
Place of death: Leeds
Time: 9am
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Opening
Name of deceased: Elizabeth Margot Jane FIELDEN
Age: 71
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
Time: 1pm
Coroner: Oliver Longstaff, Area Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Elizabeth St. Clair BANKHEAD
Age: 79
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
Tuesday 07 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: Inquest
Name of deceased: Darren BEATTIE
Age: 52
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 20 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: Inquest
Name of deceased: Joshua Jeremy HAINES
Age: 30
Place of death: Leeds
Tuesday 21 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: Inquest
Name of deceased: Simon Andrew EGAN
Age: 41
Place of death: Wakefield
Wednesday 22 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: Inquest
Name of deceased: Simon Andrew EGAN
Age: 41
Place of death: Wakefield
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
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: Michele MIDGLEY
Age: 65
Place of death: Wakefield
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
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: Margaret Mary WALSH
Age: 82
Place of death: Wakefield
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
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: James SPENCER
Age: 51
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
Time: 10am
Coroner: John Hobson, Assistant Coroner
Type of hearing: Inquest
Name of deceased: Elouisa GEORGIOU
Age: 34
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
Wednesday 13 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: Shirley GRIMLEY
Age: 80
Place of death: Leeds
Friday 15 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: Benjamin Mark POWELL
Age: 26
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
Thursday 21 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: Inquest
Name of deceased: Stafford Ralph BAILEY
Age: 72
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
Tuesday 30 June 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: Jordan PRATT
Age: 40
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
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: Raymond EVERS
Age: 75
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
Wednesday 12 August 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: Darren POWELL
Age: 57
Place of death: Selby
Thursday 13 August 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: Darren POWELL
Age: 57
Place of death: Selby
Friday 14 August 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: Darren POWELL
Age: 57
Place of death: Selby