Coronavirus: Coroner Services

Due to social distancing, numbers attending Inquests have had to be significantly reduced.

Date/Time of Inquest Name Date of Death Place of Death
18/09/23
- Inquest in Writing - week commencing: 18/09/2023: Shan Louise Rees aged 61 years old 09/09/23 Aberystwyth
19/06/23
- Inquest in Writing - week commencing: 19/06/2023: Iestyn Sinnett-Jones aged 33 years old 21/12/22 Aberystwyth
06/12/22
14:45 Edward John Maldwyn Pugh aged 90 from Amersham, Buckinghamshire 20/07/22 South Beach Penmorfa, Aberaeron
14:15 Duncan Cameron aged 62 from Lanarkshire, Scotland 29/04/22 B4576 between Llanfarian and Llangwyryfon
25/10/22
15:45 Yvonne Baker aged 85 years from Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion 07/12/21 Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion
15:00 Joseph John Francis aged 22 years from Dartford, Kent 01/01/22 St James's Square, Aberystwyth
14:15 Christoffer Svendsen aged 24 years from Penglais, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion 30/04/21 Penglais, Aberystwyth
12/10/22
15:45 Phyllis Gwendoline Jones aged 94 years from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion 25/09/22 Aberystwyth
15:30 Colin Kirkham aged 85 years from Rhydlewis Ceredigion 17/09/22 Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen
14:15 Luis Antonio Frangione aged 30 years from Carmarthen 10/03/22 University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
11/10/22
15:30 Alan Leslie Fothergill aged 46 years from Aberystwyth 26/04/22 Aberystwyth
15:00 William Aled Rhys Evans aged 34 years from Pennant, Llanon 09/09/21 Pennant, Llanon
14:15 James Garnet Jason Harries aged 51 years from Llandysul 13/12/21 Llandysul
09/08/22
14:00 Hui Chin CHOONG aged 23 years from Malaysia 13/10/21 Trinity Saint David, Lampeter, Ceredigion
14/06/22
14:15 Johannes Petrus Van Wyk aged 43 from Llangeithio Tregaron Ceredigion 07/02/22 Llangeitho, Tregaron
10/05/22
14:15 Nicola Jayne Rees Jennings aged 50 years from Pentraeth, Aberporth 27/05/21 Between Tanygroes and Sarnau, Ceredigion
04/05/22
14:15 Joseph Orson Evans aged 26 years from Shrewsbury, Shropshire 21/07/21 Between Capel Dewi and Goginan, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
27/04/22
15:00 Hazel James aged 64 from Llanrhystud, Ceredigion 20/01/22 University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
14:15 Christopher Harry aged 58 years from Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion 27/06/21 Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth
20/04/22
15:00 Michael Batt aged 59 years from Cribyn, Ceredigion 15/04/21 Felinfach, Lampeter
14:15 Joe Charles Patrick Taylor aged 32 years from Lampeter, Ceredigion 10/10/20 Talybont, Ceredigion
Date Opened Name Date of Death Place of Death
30/08/23 Sarah Jane Hulme aged 51 years from Borth 27/08/23 Aberystwyth
28/07/23 Jeanette Ann Hossain aged 50 from Cardigan 02/05/23 Cardigan
28/07/23 Joseph Edwards aged 76 from Ysbyty Ystwyth 25/07/23 Ysbyty Ystwyth
20/07/23 Edith Lillian Mary Evans aged years 81 from Aberaeron 14/07/23 Aberaeron
12/06/23 Sarah Louise Morgan aged 53 years from Kington 07/06/23 Aberleri
24/05/23 Benjamin Thomas Riley aged 1 year from Cardigan 18/05/23 Carmarthen
04/04/23 Rhys Tom Williams aged 31 years of Llandysul 28/03/23 Carmarthen
07/03/23 Eric Raymond Franklin aged 82 years of Lampeter 06/02/23 Aberystwyth
06/02/23 Charlie Bryan Mcleod aged 25 years of Hampshire 03/02/23 Aberystwyth
13/01/23 Jeffrey Mark Saycell aged 52 years from Aberystwyth 09/01/23 Aberystwyth
22/12/22 Iestyn Sinnett-Jones aged 33 years from Aberystwyth 21/12/22 Aberystwyth
06/12/22 Dyfed Wyn Evans aged 42 of Talybont, Ceredigion 05/12/22 Nant Y Moch reservoir, Ceredigion
07/10/22 Andrew Dilwyn Jacob aged 55 of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion 28/09/22 Aberystwyth
04/10/22 Phyllis Gwendoline Jones aged 94 of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion 25/09/22 Aberystwyth
27/09/22 Colin Kirkham aged 85 of Rhydlewis, Ceredigion 17/09/22 Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen
22/09/22 Phillip Peter Cutler aged 43 of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion 18/09/22 Aberystwyth
09/08/22 Sebastian Storonowicz aged 23 from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion 03/08/22 Aberystwyth
21/07/22 John Allen Connor aged 70 from Belfast 20/07/22 A4159 Road between Bow Street and Penrhyncoch, Aberystwyth
21/07/22 Edward John Maldwyn Pugh aged 90 from Amersham, Buckinghamshire 20/07/22 South Beach Penmorfa, Aberaeron
30/06/22 Brian Colin Reid aged 69 of Aberystwyth 17/06/22 Aberystwyth
10/05/22 David Evan Jones aged 65 of Llandysul, Ceredigion 08/05/22 Aberaeron harbour
04/05/22 Alan Leslie Fothergill aged 46 of Aberystwyth 26/04/22 Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
04/05/22 Duncan Cameron aged 62 of Coatbridge, Lanarkshire 29/04/22 B4576 between Llanfarian and Llangwyryfon, Ceredigion
27/04/22 Amanda Jayne Griffiths aged 43 from Penrhyncoch, Aberystwyth 22/04/22 Penrhyncoch, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
11/03/22 Katie O’Neill aged 54 from Cardigan 10/03/22 Cardigan, Ceredigion
17/02/22 Antonio Luis Frangione aged 30 from Carmarthen 07/02/22 University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
08/02/22 Johannes Petrus Van Wyk aged 43 from Tregaron, Ceredigion 07/02/22 Tregaron, Ceredigion
01/02/22 Sophie Louise Evans aged 27 from Cilgerran, Ceredigion 30/01/22 Llechryd, Cardigan, Ceredigion
25/01/22 Hazel James aged 64 from Llanrhystud, Ceredigion 20/01/22 University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
11/01/22 Joseph John Francis aged 22 from Dartford, Kent 01/01/22 St James's Square, Aberystwyth
11/01/22 John William Jones aged 68 from Lampeter, Ceredigion 10/01/22 Lampeter, Ceredigion
16/12/21 James Garnet Jason Harries aged 51 from Llandysul, Ceredigion 13/12/21 Llandysul, Ceredigion
14/10/21 Ian Michael Foster aged 57 from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire 12/10/21 Llanrhystud, Aberystwyth
17/09/21 Graeme Young aged 58 from Felin Fach, Lampeter 30/06/21 Felin Fach, Lampeter
16/09/21 Christopher Harry aged 58 years from Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion 27/06/21 Ponterwyd Aberystwyth
13/09/21 William Aled Rhys Evans aged 34 years from Pennant, Llanon 09/09/21 Pennant, Llanon
23/07/21 John William Bell aged 37 years from Ferwig, Cardigan 21/07/21 Cardigan
23/07/21 Joseph Orson Evans aged 26 years from Shrewsbury, Shropshire 21/07/21 Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth
01/06/21 Nicola Jayne Rees aged 50 years from Pentraeth, Aberporth 02/05/21 Sinod Inn, Cardigan
19/04/21 Michael Batt aged 59years from Cribyn, Lampeter 15/04/21 Felinfach, Ceredigion
08/04/21 Michael Grenville Qualters aged 76 years from Llanarth, Ceredigion 01/04/21 Llanarth, Ceredigion
22/03/21 Miles Richard Andrew Spink aged 69years from Aberystwyth 20/03/21 On the beach near Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth
17/03/21 Gheorghe Virvara aged 36yrs from Dublin, Ireland 25/01/21 On the beach at Llanon, Ceredigion (identified via DNA on 16/3/21)
02/02/21 David John Rhys Phillips aged 51yrs from Llandysul, Ceredigion 31/01/21 Henllan, Llandysul, Ceredigion
06/01/21 John Delwyn Thomas aged 83years from Capel Dewi, Llandysul, Ceredigion 05/01/21 Capel Dewi, Llandysul
04/01/21 Roy Bruce Sturman aged 85years from Cilcennin, Lampeter 30/12/20 Cilcennin

Coroners record and investigate sudden, unexpected and violent deaths.

  • Her Majesty's Senior Coroner for Ceredigion is Mr Peter L Brunton
  • Her Majesty’s Assistant Coroners for Ceredigion are Mrs Louisa Corcoran and Mr Mark Layton

Not all deaths are reported to the Coroner, in most cases, a GP or hospital doctor can issue a Medical Certificate of the cause of death so that it can be registered by the registrar.

When is a Coroner involved?

A death should be reported to the Coroner when a doctor knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the death:

  • Occurred as a result of poisoning, the use of a controlled drug, medicinal product, or toxic chemical;
  • Occurred as a result of trauma, violence or physical injury, whether inflicted intentionally or otherwise;
  • Is related to any treatment or procedure of a medical or similar nature;
  • Occurred as a result of self-harm, (including a failure by the deceased person to preserve their own life) whether intentional or otherwise;
  • Occurred as a result of injury or disease received during, or attributable to, the course of the deceased person’s work;
  • Occurred as a result of a notifiable accident, poisoning, or disease;
  • Occurred as a result of neglect or failure of care by another person;
  • Was otherwise unnatural

          (This list is not exhaustive)

What does the Coroner do?

Coroners will look to establish the medical cause of death. If the cause remains in doubt after a post mortem, an inquest will be held. If the examination shows death to have been a natural one, there may be no need for an inquest and the Coroner will send a form to the registrar of deaths so that the death can be registered by the relatives and a certificate of burial issued by the registrar.

Inquests

An inquest is held to record:

  • Who the deceased was
  • When, where and how he or she came by the medical cause of death

When a conclusion is reached, the Coroner records the details needed for the registration of the death.

An inquest does not determine any question of civil liability or criminal liability on the part of a named person.

Usually Inquests for Ceredigion are held at:
Aberystwyth Justice Centre
Y Lanfa
Trefechan
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1AS

Registration of Deaths

If the Coroner decides that it is necessary for an inquest to be held, then the death will not be registered until the inquest has been completed, however an Interim Death Certificate will be issued by the Coroner pending full registration if required to administer the affairs of the deceased.

At the conclusion of the inquest the Coroner will forward details of the deceased to the registrar for the area where the death occurred. The Register Office for Ceredigion is at:

Canolfan Rheidol
Rhodfa Padarn
Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
SY23 3UE

Tel: 01970 633580

Contact

The Coroner's Office

You can contact the Coroner's Office using the details below:

HM Senior Coroner: Peter Brunton
6 Upper Portland Street
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 2DU

Email: peter.brunton@bruntonandco.co.uk

Telephone number: 01970 612567 (Work) 01654 702248 (Home)

Fax: 01970 615572

HM Assistant Coroner: Louisa Corcoran
Canolfan Rheidol
Rhodfa Padarn
Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3UE

Email: louisacorcoran.ext@ceredigion.gov.uk

Telephone number: 07866 885291

HM Assistant Coroner: Mark Layton
Canolfan Rheidol
Rhodfa Padarn
Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3UE

Email: mark.layton@ejudiciary.net

Coroner’s Officer for Ceredigion:

Coroner’s Officer: Steve Lloyd
Police Station
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1PH

Office hours Monday to Thursday, 07.00a.m. - 2.30p.m.

Mobile: 07966 648812

Email: steve.lloyd@dyfed-powys.police.uk

Fax: 01970 630605