Hearings – 16 April 2026

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Last updated: 30th March

Inquest date: Thursday 16 April 2026

Presiding Coroner: Ms Kelly Dixon

Schedule

09:50am – Openings

10:00am – Barbara Amelia Downs
Date of death:  5 January 2026
Witness list: Coroner's Officer
Cause: To be ascertained
Place of death: Stoke on Trent 

11.00am – Geoffrey William Bott
Date of death: 21 December 2025
Witness list: Coroner's Officer
Cause: To be ascertained
Place of death: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire 

13:00pm – Bernard John Keeling
Date of death: 7 November 2025
Witness list: Coroner's Officer
Cause: To be ascertained
Place of death: Stoke on Trent