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