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
06/10/2022	Ian Bishop	54	04/09/2022		Hastings	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
04/10/2022	10.00am	Judith Smith (pre-inquest review)	69	10/09/2021	King's College Hospital	Maria Fabien
04/10/2022	2.00pm	Jack Phillips (pre-inquest review)	24	08/08/2019	Eastbourne	Bob Greenall
11/10/2022	10.00am	James Ellis	73	05/05/2022	Crowborough	Sarah Cockram
11/10/2022	11.00am	Roger Edgson	70	27/05/2022	Conquest Hospital	Reggie Jones
11/10/2022	11.45am	Aaron McLeod	33	25/06/2022	St Leonards on Sea	Reggie Jones
11/10/2022	2.00pm	Charlie Hatch	23	27/03/2022	Heathfield	Karen Brown
11/10/2022	3.00pm	Timothy Lamb	74	11/06/2022	Eastbourne District General Hospital	Karen Brown
18/10/2022	10.15am	Paul Mallion	61	12/07/2022	Etchingham	Sarah Cockram
18/10/2022	11.15am	Andrew Walsham	57	22/03/2022	Uckfield	Sarah Cockram
18/10/2022	12.15pm	Freda Squires	91	21/02/2022	Conquest Hospital	Sarah Cockram
25/10/2022	11.00am	Ronald Cutmore	88	23/05/2022	Conquest Hospital	David Tye
25/10/2022	12.00pm	Stephen Conway	63	31/03/2022	Hastings	David Tye

Eastbourne Coroner’s Court

Town Hall in Eastbourne:

Date	Time	Name	Age	Date of death	Place of death	Coroner’s officer
06/10/2022	10.00am	Fiona Mendel	59	23/05/2022	Eastbourne	Sarah Cockram
06/10/2022	11.00am	James Bendell	73	30/06/2022	Hastings	Maria Fabien
13/10/2022	10.15am	Michael Maynard	69	08/06/2022	St Wilfred's Hospice	Reggie Jones
13/10/2022	11.00am	Alexander Deans	34	16/01/2022	Eastbourne	Karen Brown
13/10/2022	11.45am	Clare Issitt	49	16/05/2022	Eastbourne	Reggie Jones
13/10/2022	2.00pm	Roger Dorfler	33	11/11/2021	Eastbourne	Sophie Legros
20/10/2022	10.00am	Lauren Thorbjornsen	30	08/02/2022	Hastings	Maria Fabien
20/10/2022	11.00am	Bryan Bainbridge	84	27/05/2021	Eastbourne District General Hospital	Karen Brown
20/10/2022	2.00pm	Martin Ball	45	25/10/2021	Eastbourne	Sophie Legros
20/10/2022	3.15pm	Chandler Bailey (pre-inquest review)	23	04/01/2021	HMP Lewes	Bob Greenall
27/10/2022	10.45am	Emilian Aboaice	23	22/06/2022	Eastbourne	Sophie Legros
27/10/2022	11.45am	Oliver Cleary	28	11/12/2021	Battle	Sarah Cockram
27/10/2022	2.00pm	Terence Hazelden	48	03/08/2021	Hailsham	Sarah Cockram

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