Hearings – 8 January 2026
Inquest date: Thursday 8 January 2026
Presiding Coroner: Ms Lindsey Tonks
Schedule
09:50am – Openings
10:00am – Diane Potter
Date of death: 5 April 2025
Witness list: Coroner's Officer / Dr Leong / Dr Deshpande / Simon Lauder
Cause: To be ascertained
Place of death: Walsall, West Midlands
14:00pm – John Preston
Date of death: 31 August 2025
Witness list: Coroner's Officer
Cause: To be ascertained
Place of death: Dudley, West Midlands
14:45pm – Jean Gallacher
Date of death: 6 August 2025
Witness list: Coroner's Officer
Cause: To be ascertained
Place of death: Stoke on Trent