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

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

September 2025

Select a date to see inquests taking place that day:

Tuesday 9 September 2025

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

Marilyn Anne Taylor

  • Age: 71
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 21 April 2025
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Raymond Bestwick

  • Age: 90
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 24 January 2025
  • Time of inquest: 11am

Mark James Edwards

  • Age: 54
  • Place and date of death: Llyn Brenig, 13 December 2024
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

John Frederick Birch

  • Age: 92
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 6 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 3pm

Eileen Harrop

  • Age: 77
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 23 April 2025
  • Time of inquest: 4pm
Wednesday 10 September 2025

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

Robert Michael Johnson Williams

  • Age: 82
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 29 April 2025
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Alice Elizabeth Floyd

  • Age: 92
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 23 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 11am

Walter Sandland

  • Age: 71
  • Place and date of death: Rhyl, 9 January 2025
  • Time of inquest: 12pm

Margaret Ann Linnet

  • Age: 74
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 2 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Robert Whitley

  • Age: 88
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 14 June 2025
  • Time of inquest: 3pm

Margaret Lloyd-Jones

  • Age: 89
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 26 April 2025
  • Time of inquest: 4pm
Tuesday 16 September 2025

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

Joan Patricia Evans

  • Age: 63
  • Place and date of death: Holywell, 8 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Brian Robert Edwards

  • Age: 86
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 5 February 2025
  • Time of inquest: 11am

Adam Roberts

  • Age: 40
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham, 6 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 12 noon

Neil Andrew Williams

  • Age: 55
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham, 26 January 2025
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Juraj Ciljak

  • Age: 37
  • Place and date of death: Holywell, 13 October 2023
  • Time of inquest: 3pm

Dieter Klose

  • Age: 84
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 7 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 4pm
Wednesday 17 September 2025

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

Carol Jennifer Hughes

  • Age: 74
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 2 November 2024
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Joseph Thomas Peloe

  • Age: 77
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 16 January 2025
  • Time of inquest: 2pm
Thursday 18 September 2025

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

Vitalij Macejuch

  • Age: 36
  • Place and date of death: Alltami, 10 May 2024
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Robert Alwyn Davies

  • Age: 82
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 1 April 2025
  • Time of inquest: 11am

Kathleen Margaret Vaughan

  • Age: 98
  • Place and date of death: Denbigh Infirmary, 24 January 2025
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Margaret Ethel Murdoch Risowitz

  • Age: 88
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 17 November 2024
  • Time of inquest: 3pm
Tuesday 23 September 2025

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

Mark Francis Jones

  • Age: 47
  • Place and date of death: Abergele, 11 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Charlotte Fairbairn Stitt

  • Age: 94
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 7 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 11am

Joan Mary Bould

  • Age: 92
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 11 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 12 noon

Benjamin James Mellor

  • Age: 41
  • Place and date of death: Llangollen, 1 July 2025
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Gillian Winifred Wood

  • Age: 82
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 3 April 2025
  • Time of inquest: 3pm

Thomas Lewis Jones

  • Age: 29
  • Place and date of death: Oakenholt, 29 September 2024
  • Time of inquest: 4pm
Wednesday 24 September 2025

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

John Cecil Wyn Edwards

  • Age: 87
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 16 July 2022
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Raymond Davies

  • Age: 80
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 28 February 2022
  • Time of inquest: 3pm
Monday 29 September 2025

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

Sara-Louise Hughes

  • Age: 41
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 20 March 2022
  • Time of inquest: 10am
Tuesday 30 September 2025

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

Mateusz Tadeusz Stanek

  • Age: 42
  • Place and date of death: Glyder Fach, 10 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 10am

Marjorie Wynn

  • Age: 86
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 6 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 11am

Margaret Joyce Stacey

  • Age: 78
  • Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 2 February 2025
  • Time of inquest: 12 noon

Graham Williams

  • Age: 77
  • Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 13 February 2025
  • Time of inquest: 2pm

Roman Anthony Jepson Adams

  • Age: 3 months
  • Place and date of death: Colwyn Bay, 19 April 2024
  • Time of inquest: 3pm

Christopher Neil Quinn

  • Age: 62
  • Place and date of death: Capel Cerrig, 18 May 2025
  • Time of inquest: 4pm

Treasure inquests

There are no treasure inquests scheduled at the moment.