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.
August 2025
Select a date to see inquests taking place that day:
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Inquest location: Coroner's Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN
Steven Dean
- Age: 53
- Place and date of death: Denbigh, 30 March 2025
- Time of inquest: 10am
Sandra Laura Mead
- Age: 66
- Place and date of death: St Asaph, 12 January 2025
- Time of inquest: 11am
Ceinwen Griffiths
- Age: 92
- Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 17 March 2025
- Time of inquest: 12 noon
Mohammed Khan
- Age: 91
- Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 23 March 2025
- Time of inquest: 2pm
Trevor Wilford
- Age: 83
- Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 25 April 2024
- Time of inquest: 3pm
Gordon Lane
- Age: 78
- Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 4 March 2025
- Time of inquest: 4pm
Thursday 7 August 2025
Inquest location: Coroner's Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN
Doris Collings
- Age: 95
- Place and date of death: Prestatyn, 15 May 2025
- Time of inquest: 10am
Martyn Stephen Richards
- Age: 42
- Place and date of death: Colwyn Bay, 5 March 2025
- Time of inquest: 11am
Lynda Bithell
- Age: 59
- Place and date of death: Bagillt 24, April 2025
- Time of inquest: 12 noon
William David Bailey
- Age: 53
- Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 14 January 2025
- Time of inquest: 2pm
Roy Browne
- Age: 66
- Place and date of death: Colwyn Bay, 14 April 2024
- Time of inquest: 3pm
Thelma Edwina Plested
- Age: 94
- Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 28 May 2025
- Time of inquest: 4pm
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Inquest location: Coroner's Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN
Vitalis Mushayavanhu
- Age: 37
- Place and date of death: Wrexham, 5 March 2025
- Time of inquest: 10am
Peter Ridding
- Age: 71
- Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 29 March 2025
- Time of inquest: 11am
Juliana Lindsay Price
- Age: 46
- Place and date of death: Buckley, 29 March 2025
- Time of inquest: 12 noon
Alan Joseph Baxter
- Age: 88
- Place and date of death: St Davids Hospice, 5 April 2025
- Time of inquest: 2pm
Pre-inquest Hearing: Michael Francis Quinn
- Age: 57
- Place and date of death: HMP Berwyn, 1 January 2019
- Time of inquest: 3pm
Wednesday 13 August 2025
Inquest location: Coroner's Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN
Pre-inquest Hearing: John James McMillan
- Age: 75
- Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 4 May 2023
- Time of inquest: 10am
Pre-inquest Hearing: Matthew Verrier
- Age: 40
- Place and date of death: Wrexham, 1 June 2024
- Time of inquest: 11:30am
Pre-inquest Hearing: Kai Benjamin Lloyd
- Age: 14
- Place and date of death: Connah’s Quay, 19 November 2021
- Time of inquest: 2pm
Tuesday 19 August 2025
Inquest location: Coroner's Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN
Roger Jeremy Plummer
- Age: 80
- Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 3 January 2025
- Time of inquest: 10am
Maureen Douglas
- Age: 49
- Place and date of death: Holywell, 10 April 2025
- Time of inquest: 11am
Colin Griffiths
- Age: 72
- Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 14 February 2025
- Time of inquest: 12 noon
Lyndon James Mulhearn
- Age: 60
- Place and date of death: Prestatyn, 31 March 2025
- Time of inquest: 2pm
Michael Joseph Lynch
- Age: 79
- Place and date of death: Wrexham Maelor, 2 April 2025
- Time of inquest: 3pm
Russell Lewis Messham
- Age: 85
- Place and date of death: Nightingale House, 5 April 2025
- Time of inquest: 4pm
Thursday 24 August 2025
Inquest location: Coroner's Court, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1YN
Steven David Parry
- Age: 51
- Place and date of death: Prestatyn, 12 May 2025
- Time of inquest: 10am
Ann Elizabeth Liddington
- Age: 77
- Place and date of death: Wrexham, 23 February 2025
- Time of inquest: 11am
William Raymond Thomas
- Age: 90
- Place and date of death: Conwy, 19 March 2025
- Time of inquest: 12 noon
Joshua Dodd
- Age: 27
- Place and date of death: Corwen, 4 January 2025
- Time of inquest: 2pm
Daniel George Joseph Csuka
- Age: 32
- Place and date of death: Llandudno, 8 October 2024
- Time of inquest: 3pm
William Gordon Stuart Hartley
- Age: 91
- Place and date of death: Glan Clwyd, 4 April 2025
- Time of inquest: 4pm
Treasure inquests
There are no treasure inquests scheduled at the moment.