Coroner

1. About the coroner
2. What happens when somebody dies
3. Post-mortem examinations
4. Inquests
5. Current inquests
6. Treasure
7. Contact

Current inquests

Media and other observers

Inquest hearings are held in public and members of the public, including the media, are welcome to attend Court in person to observe.

The Coroner has a power (but not a duty) to permit members of the public, including the media, to attend a hearing remotely by video or audio link.  Any application to observe a hearing remotely must be made by 10am on the day before the hearing, in writing to Coroner's Officers explaining why permission is sought and providing the name and address of each proposed observer. Applications will be considered in accordance with Chief Coroner's Guidance No. 42 (remote hearings).

It is a summary offence and a contempt of court to record or transmit or attempt to record or transmit any video, image or sound of any Court hearing. That includes transmitting or recording a hearing taking place via video link or taking or allowing anyone else to take any screenshot or video capture of the hearing using any device, including a phone.

Inquest openings

Inquests will be formally opened in the 15 minutes before the listed start time of the first full inquest.  

Inquests to be opened

Date of opening	Name	Age	Date of death		Place of death	Location of opening
10/02/2023	David Usher	78	03/02/2023		Bexhill on Sea	Eastbourne Town Hall
10/02/2023	Kym Moore	58	02/02/2023		Eastbourne	Eastbourne Town Hall
15/02/2023	David Noon	77	04/02/2023		Conquest Hospital	Eastbourne Town Hall
15/02/2023	Damien Creedy	50	05/01/2023		Seaford	Eastbourne Town Hall

Hastings Coroner’s Court

Muriel Matters House in Hastings:

Date	Time	Name	Age	Date of death	Place of death	Coroner’s officer
09/02/2023	11.00am	John Mankelow	73	05/02/2022	Pevensey	Maria Fabien
14/02/2023	11.30am	Wayne Stuart	48	25/05/2022	St Leonards on Sea	Reggie Jones
20/02/2023 to 24/02/2023	10.00am	Chandler Bailey (heard with a jury)	23	04/01/2021	HMP Lewes	Bob Greenall
28/02/2023 to 01/03/2023	10.00am	Fazlehack Tetra	71	17/07/2022	Conquest Hospital	David Tye

Eastbourne Coroner’s Court

Town Hall in Eastbourne:

Date	Time	Name	Age	Date of death	Place of death
10/02/2023	9.30am	Lilian Rolfe	71	11/06/2022	Peacehaven
10/02/2023	10.30am	Sharon Pattenden	46	07/08/2022	Peacehaven
10/02/2023	11.30am	Joan Carpenter	80	21/08/2022	Eastbourne
10/02/2023	2.00pm	Robin Willis	62	16/02/2022	Hastings
15/02/2023	11.30am	Andrew Collins	54	26/03/2022	Framfield
15/02/2023	2.00pm	Thomas Moss	48	11/05/2022	Eastbourne
15/02/2023	3.15pm	Peter Sullivan	87	23/08/2022	Bexhill on Sea
17/02/2023	10.30am	Robin Matthews	80	04/04/2022	Hastings
17/02/2023	11.30am	Connor Graves	26	19/04/2022	Peacehaven
17/02/2023	2.00pm	Alexander Maison	18	18/09/2021	Eastbourne
17/02/2023	3.15pm	Geoffrey Burton	76	03/03/2022	Hailsham

Inquests in writing

The following inquests in writing will be heard during the week commencing 13 February 2023.

Inquests in writing

Name	Age	Date of death	Place of death
Susan Hall	85	26/08/2022	Royal Sussex County Hospital

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