Inquests

An inquest is held to record:

  • who the deceased was
  • when, where and how he or she came by the medical cause of death 

When a conclusion is reached, the coroner records the details needed for the registration of the death.

An inquest does not determine any question of civil liability or criminal liability on the part of a named person.

Registration of Deaths

If the coroner decides that it is necessary for an inquest to be held, then the death will not be registered until the inquest has been completed, however an Interim Death Certificate will be issued by the coroner pending full registration.

At the conclusion of the inquest the coroner will register the death with the registrar for the area where the death occurred. The register offices for North Wales (East and Central) are:

Forthcoming inquests

Select a date to see inquests taking place that day:

It is an offence to make any recordings or take photographs within the Court Room or the Court building.
Tuesday 1 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Malcolm Grant Langley

  • Age: 79
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 20 January 2023
  • Time of inquest: 10am
Wednesday 2 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Irene Beatrice Atkinson

  • Age: 86
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 3 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Donald Cryer

  • Age: 82
  • Place and date of death: : Glan Clwyd, 4 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 11am

Joyce French

  • Age: 82
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 16 October 2023
  • Time of inquest: 1:30pm
Thursday 3 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Neil Young

  • Age: 36
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 12 January 2024
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Susan Hills

  • Age: 72
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 22 February 2024
  • Time of inquest: 2pm
Friday 4 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Warren Hooper

  • Age: 50
  • Place and date of death: Sealand, 27 November 2022
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Adele Edwards

  • Age: 91
  • Place and date of death: : Glan Clwyd, 12 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Jonathan Huw Mitcheson

  • Age: 60
  • Place and date of death: St Asaph, 14 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 3pm

Gary William Blakemore

  • Age: 49
  • Place and date of death: Llandudno, 17 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 4pm
Monday 7 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Gareth Wyn Evans

  • Age: 60
  • Place and date of death: Llysfaen, 29 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 12pm (noon)

John Michael Thomas

  • Age: 29
  • Place and date of death: A539 Llangollen, 2 December 2023
  • Time of inquest: 2pm
Tuesday 8 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

George Eaton Woodfine

  • Age: 87
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 27 March 2024
  • Time of inquest: 10am

George Edward Vyse

  • Age: 56
  • Place and date of death: Mold, 14 March 2024
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Edmund Jones - pre-inquest hearing

  • Age: 76
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 22 November 2020
  • Time of inquest: 3pm
Wednesday 9 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

James Robert Ellison

  • Age: 45
  • Place and date of death: A483 Wrexham, 22 October 2023
  • Time of inquest: 10am

David James Fanning - pre-inquest hearing

  • Age: 56
  • Place and date of death: A5, 31 January 2022
  • Time of inquest: 12pm (noon)

Carl Anthony Butler - pre-inquest hearing

  • Age: 54
  • Place and date of death: A55 Broughton, 26 February 2022
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Sean Brett - pre-inquest hearing

  • Age: 50
  • Place and date of death: A55 Broughton, 26 February 2022
  • Time of inquest: 2pm
Thursday 10 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Lisa Jane Roberts

  • Age: 40
  • Place and date of death: Royal Stoke, 15 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Idwal Williams

  • Age: 87
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 27 January 2024
  • Time of inquest: 11am

Daniel Martin Douglas Nichol

  • Age: 38
  • Place and date of death: Ty Mawr, 4 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 12pm (noon)

Sharon Roberts

  • Age: 74
  • Place and date of death: Colwyn Bay Hospital, 16 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Allan Edward Robinson

  • Age: 87
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 19 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 3pm

Ronald Colin Winstanley

  • Age: 85
  • Place and date of death: Ewloe, 31 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 4pm
Tuesday 15 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Peter Footitt

  • Age: 61
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham, 19 January 2024
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Ernest France Richards

  • Age: 76
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 23 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 2pm
Wednesday 16 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Wendy Maria Jackson

  • Age: 59
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 23 August 2023
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Jordan Kenneth Hadley

  • Age: 25
  • Place and date of death: Countess of Chester, 7 March 2023
  • Time of inquest: 2pm
Thursday 17 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Alison Bromley

  • Age: 69
  • Place and date of death: Denbigh, 21 February 2024
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Valerie Ithell

  • Age: 76
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 9 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 11am

Mervyn Linson Williams

  • Age: 78
  • Place and date of death: Llangollen, 23 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 12pm (noon)

Ceinwen Hughes

  • Age: 84
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 31 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Audrey Carmel Marie Micklewright

  • Age: 89
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 30 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 3pm

Sheila Powell

  • Age: 92
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 2 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 4pm
Tuesday 22 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

John Bergin

  • Age: 97
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 1 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Graham John Davies

  • Age: 79
  • Place and date of death: Rhos on Sea, 30 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 11am

William Walter Mewes

  • Age: 88
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 15 July 2024
  • Time of inquest: 12pm (noon)

Samuel John Caley

  • Age: 49
  • Place and date of death: Tryfan, 7 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Dorothy Claire Roberts

  • Age: 82
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 25 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 3pm

Alison Corriea

  • Age: 57
  • Place and date of death: Ysbyty Gwynedd, 30 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 4pm
Wednesday 23 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Malcolm Pritchard

  • Age: 79
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 7 January 2024
  • Time of inquest: 10am

James Gerard Mcgrath

  • Age: 75
  • Place and date of death: Royal Stoke, 1 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Shirley Ann Hughes

  • Age: 82
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 6 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 3pm
Thursday 24 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Ryan Paul Christopher Tormey

  • Age: 24
  • Place and date of death: Colwyn Bay, 8 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Margaret Joy Daly

  • Age: 91
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham, 10 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 11am

William Arthur Antrobus

  • Age: 90
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 1 June 2024
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

William John Poley

  • Age: 76
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham, 27 April 2024
  • Time of inquest: 3pm

Margaret Elizabeth Williams

  • Age: 91
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham, 12 July 2024
  • Time of inquest: 4pm
Tuesday 29 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner’s Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Mark Pell

  • Age: 51
  • Place and date of death:Royal Stoke, 13 April 2022
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Thomas Paul Holton Willis - pre-inquest hearing

  • Age: 29
  • Place and date of death: Alltami, 2 August 2022
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Treasure inquests

Monday 7 October 2024

Inquest location: Coroner's Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN

Two bronze chisels of Late Bronze Age and bronze swan's neck pin of Late Bronze Age

  • Place and date found: Llandegla Community, Denbighshire, August 2023
  • Time: 10am

Post medieval silver cufflink

  • Place and date found: Ruthin Community, Denbighshire, December 2023
  • Time: 11am

Post medieval silver mount

  • Place and date found: Llandegla Community, Denbighshire, January 2022
  • Time: 11am