Hearings – 9 September 2026

Coroner hearings for 9 September 2026

Last updated: 3rd September

Inquest date: Wednesday 9 September 2026

Presiding Coroner: Ms Fiona Gingell 

Schedule

09:50am – Openings

10:00am – Joy Ellen Knox  
Date of death:  1 January 2026
Witness list: Coroner's Officer / Dr Mannivannan / Sister Jose
Cause: To be ascertained
Place of death: Stoke on Trent 

14:00pm – Benjamin Burnside Hope
Date of death:  17 April 2026
Witness list: Coroner's Officer / Dr David Watmough
Cause: To be ascertained
Place of death: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire