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MENTION HEARINGS – Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD

Paul Andrew HUTCHINSON, Aged 42 Years Old
Date of Death: 28/10/2025
Place of Death: Ferryhill, Co. Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

Harper Louise AYTON, Aged 4 Months Old
Date of Death: 11/03/2024
Place of Death: Lanzarote
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

Jacob Isaac GILL, Aged 34 Years Old
Date of Death: 12/12/2024
Place of Death: University Hospital of North Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

Donald Patrick BATTY, Aged 88 Years Old
Date of Death: 05/09/2025
Place of Death: Chester-Le-Street, Co. Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

Steven Gerard CRUICKSHANKS, Aged 44 Years Old
Date of Death: 23/07/2025
Place of Death: Thornley, Co. Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES
Jury Required: No

Robert Luke HARVEY, Aged 30 Years Old
Date of Death: 10/09/2025
Place of Death: Shildon, Co. Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES
Jury Required: No

Laura Dawn WADDINGHAM, Aged 39 Years Old
Date of Death: 14/07/2025
Place of Death: Darlington Memorial Hospital
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES
Jury Required: No

Christopher Anthony MORDUE, Aged 38 Years OldĀ 
Date of Death: 30/06/2025
Place of Death: Chilton, Co. Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

S9C MENTION HEARINGS – Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD

Kathleen TILLEY, Aged 87 Years Old
Date of Death: 31/10/2025
Place of Death: Darlington Memorial Hospital
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

A determination will be made at the hearing as to whether the Inquest can be heard in accordance with S9C of the Coroners and Justice Act (2009)

Redvers WILLIAMS, Aged 90 Years Old
Date of Death: 02/11/2025
Place of Death: Darlington Memorial Hospital
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

A determination will be made at the hearing as to whether the Inquest can be heard in accordance with S9C of the Coroners and Justice Act (2009)

Dorothy MORRIS, Aged 84 Years Old
Date of Death: 14/10/2025
Place of Death: Darlington Memorial Hospital
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

A determination will be made at the hearing as to whether the Inquest can be heard in accordance with S9C of the Coroners and Justice Act (2009)

Pauline ROBERTSON, Aged 83 Years Old
Date of Death: 03/10/2025
Place of Death: Darlington Memorial Hospital
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

A determination will be made at the hearing as to whether the Inquest can be heard in accordance with S9C of the Coroners and Justice Act (2009)

Dionne HETHERINGTON, Aged 56 Years Old
Date of Death: 17/10/2025
Place of Death: University Hospital of North Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

A determination will be made at the hearing as to whether the Inquest can be heard in accordance with S9C of the Coroners and Justice Act (2009)

David MCCREA, Aged 53 Years Old
Date of Death: 15/09/2025
Place of Death: Chester-Le-Street, Co. Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

A determination will be made at the hearing as to whether the Inquest can be heard in accordance with S9C of the Coroners and Justice Act (2009)

Peter Eric JOHNSON, Aged 90 Years Old
Date of Death: 11/11/2025
Place of Death: University Hospital of North Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

A determination will be made at the hearing as to whether the Inquest can be heard in accordance with S9C of the Coroners and Justice Act (2009)

Carole BACON, Aged 81 Years Old
Date of Death: 14/11/2025
Place of Death: Darlington Memorial Hospital
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 09:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

A determination will be made at the hearing as to whether the Inquest can be heard in accordance with S9C of the Coroners and Justice Act (2009)

OPENING APPOINTMENTS – Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD

Michael MOUNT, Aged 46 Years Old
Date of Death: 02/03/2025
Place of Death: Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 11:30am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

Leslie Malcolm James MILES, Aged 69 Years Old
Date of Death: 25/11/2025
Place of Death: University Hospital of North Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 11:30am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

Hazel GILMORE, Aged 88 Years Old
Date of Death: 29/11/2025
Place of Death: University Hospital of North Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 11:30am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

Janusz Sylwester KOSMYK, Aged 56 Years Old
Date of Death: 02/12/2025
Place of Death: Darlington Memorial Hospital
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 11:30am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

Ian Raymond HISLOP, Aged 79 Years Old
Date of Death: 26/11/2025
Place of Death: University Hospital of North Durham
To be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 11:30am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

Catherine MCLOUGHLAN, Aged 72 Years Old
Date of Death: 02/12/2025
Place of Death: Royal Victoria Infirmary
o be heard by: Jeremy CHIPPERFIELD
To be Completed: Not before 11:30am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

INQUEST HEARINGS – Rebecca SUTTON

Samuel WRIGHT, Aged 98 Years Old
Date of Death: 30/10/2025
Place of Death: Beachcomber Care Home, Seaham
To be heard by: Rebecca SUTTON
To be Completed: Not before 10:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES
Jury Required: No

Robert William SOLLITT, Aged 39 Years Old
Date of Death: 09/09/2025
Place of Death: Spennymoor, Co. Durham
To be heard by: Rebecca SUTTON
To be Completed: Not before 11:00am
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES
Jury Required: No

Noah Ray SCOTT, Aged 18 Years Old
Date of Death: 19/07/2025
Place of Death: Newton Aycliffe, Co. Durham
To be heard by: Rebecca SUTTON
To be Completed: Not before 13:00pm
To be heard at: Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES
Jury Required: No

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The Coroner’s Service

H.M. Senior Coroner: Jeremy Chipperfield
Senior Assistant Coroner: Crispin A. Oliver, M.A.
Assistant Coroners: J. R. Leslie Hamilton LL.M. F.R.C.S.
Rebecca Sutton
Simon Connolly
James E Thompson
Janine Richards.

The Coroner’s Service is based on the fourth floor of the Civic Centre, North Terrace, Crook.

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Our location:

Crook
Fourth Floor, Civic Centre
North Terrace, Crook
Co. Durham
DL15 9ES

Please check where your hearing is taking place before travelling to court.

Postal Address:

H.M. Coroners Office
P.O. Box 274
Stanley
Co. Durham
DH8 1HG

HMCoroner@durham.gov.uk
Tel: 03000 265556

Where to find us:

Civic Centre, Crook, Co. Durham, DL15 9ES

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