Inquest Hearings

The dates of all currently scheduled hearings are set out below.  Please note: this inquest schedule is regularly updated and may be subject to change.

If significant travel arrangements are to be made you should first confirm the hearing is going ahead by checking with the appropriate coroner's officer and in all cases you are advised to re-review the inquest schedule shortly before the hearing date. 

At most hearings participants will be invited to attend court in person and there will not be any remote access facility made available.  

If the Coroner has determined, following an application made by an interested person in the inquest, that a 'hybrid hearing' will be held then participants may join the proceedings by videolink. In such cases non-participants (i.e. press and/or members of the public) may also apply to observe that hearing by remote link.  

Any application to attend a hearing remotely must be made in writing by completing the remote access attendance form by no later than 12 noon two working days before the proceedings commence. Applications MUST include the reasons being put forward as to why remote access should be granted. The Coroner will then consider all applications received and will permit remote attendance if satisfied that it would be in the interests of justice, there is the capacity and technological capability to enable it, and it would not create an unreasonable administrative burden on the court.

Inquest openings, adjournments, written inquests, and open and close inquest hearings, from 9am on Wednesday 15th July 2026

at Cheshire Coroners Court, Museum Street, Warrington, WA1 1JX :

Inquest Openings	Open and Close Inquest Hearings	Written Inquests to be Read	Suspensions, Adjournments and Resumptions	Treasure Inquests
Christine Anne TAYLOR, born Macclesfield	Noel William DUTTON, born Chester	None Listed	Alice MAYO - Suspension	None Listed
Mary Lynn HETHERINGTON, born Altrincham	Sandra Josephine Mary WARDLE, born Macclesfield		Andrew John BONEHILL - Suspension
Patricia Anne BROWON, born Wrenbury	Gareth David PASSANT, born South Africa
Simon Andrew FADDES, born Crewe	Joyce O'HAGAN, born Liverpool
Matthew Lee EVANS, born Stone	Colin John O'REILLY, born Blackpool
Christopher Alan HARPER, born Warrington	Tony BOYD, born Salford
Karl HOFFMAN, born Germany	Sheila MANNING, born Alderley Edge
Ashley Aaron SMITH, born Birkenhead	Brian William ALLDER, born Ellesmere Port
Helen Joy POTTER, born Lincoln	Christine ADDIS, born Crewe
Edward Joseph DOHERTY, born Preston	Karen Marie KAY, born Chester

 

Written Inquests:

By virtue of section 9C Coroners and Justice Act 2009 a decision has been made to conduct the following inquests in writing (i.e. without a hearing in court) unless representations are made by email to coronersadminteam@warrington.gov.uk within 7 days of the date shown next to the inquest name.  

Inquests concluded in this way will be read out to the record on the date shown within the inquest listings. This is not the date of the final hearing, as the inquest will have already concluded by this date.

Ann POTTS - 7th July 2026

Craig John HUGHES - 7th July 2026 

Helen Patricia ION - 8th July 2026

Anthony Gerald HUMPHREYS - 10th July 2026

Frederick HARRISON - 10th July 2026

Michael Andrew CASWELL-JONES - 13th July 2026