INQUESTS for several deaths will be heard at Cumbria's Coroners Court in Cockermouth this week.
Coroners hold inquests to determine who the deceased was, as well as to find out how, when and where an individual died. This is in order to provide the details needed for their death to be registered.
Here are the inquests taking place:
Tuesday (October 10th)
Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw
10.00am
Anita Gardner Age 62 from Kendal
Date of death: 26 April 2023 Place of death: Kendal
Estimate 3 Hours
3.00pm
Moyra White Age 96 from Millom
Date of death: 17 May 2023 Place of death: Barrow-in-Furness
Estimate 1 Hour
4:00pm
Mary Alice Laidlaw Age 99 from Carlisle
Date of death: 23 August 2023 Place of death: Carlisle
Estimate 15 Minutes
Not Before 4:00pm
Patricia Horsfield Age 86 from Brampton
Date of death: 27 August 2023 Place of death: Brampton
Estimate 15 Minutes
Not Before 4:00pm
Paul Michelin Barker-Howard Age 90 from Carlisle
Date of death: 28 August 2023 Place of death: Carlisle
Estimate 15 Minutes
Not Before 4:00pm
John Porter Age 79 from Whitehaven
Date of death: 28 August 2023 Place of death: Whitehaven
Estimate 15 Minutes
Not Before 4:00pm
Edward Arthur Wood Age 86 from Sedbergh
Date of death: 25 August 2023 Place of death: Sedbergh
Estimate 15 Minutes
Wednesday (October 11)
Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw
10.00am - Pre-Inquest Review Hearing
Leiland-James Michael Corkill Age 1 from Carlisle
Date of death: 7 January 2021 Place of death: Liverpool
Estimate 2 Hours
Thursday (October 12)
Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw
10.00am
Daniel Telford Age 78 from Egremont
Date of death: 6 February 2023 Place of death: Whitehaven
Estimate 3 Hours
2.00pm
Joseph Bain Smith Age 44 from Workington
Date of death: 29 June 2023 Place of death: Workington
Estimate 1 Hour
Friday (October 13)
Coroner: Dr Nicholas Shaw
10.00am
Charles Lewis Age 50 from Carlisle
Date of death: 10 August 2023 Place of death: Carlisle
Estimate 1 Hour
11.00am
Gerald Andrew Devlin Age 90 from Carlisle
Date of death: 4 February 2023 Place of death: Newcastle Upon-Tyne
Estimate 1 Hour
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