INVESTIGATIONS into the deaths of 15 people will be heard at court this week.

The inquests will be held at Oxford Coroner's Court and aim to answer four questions: who the person was, how, when and where they died. 

On Tuesday, the coroner will close the investigations into the deaths of: 

  • Kerry Knight, 51, from Chinnor, who died on August 20 on A418 near Tiddington
  • Luke Perrin, 35, from Kidlington, who died on September 19 in Kidlington
  • Maja O’Brien, 78, from Oxford, who died on April 22, 2019 in Oxford

On Wednesday, the coroner will close the investigations into the deaths of: 

  • Timothy O’Leary, 91, from Kidlington, who died on November 21 in the John Radcliffe Hospital
  • Sivarama Devabathini, 37, from Reading, who died on September 3 in Royal Berkshire Hospital
  • David Robinson, 72, from Oxford, who died on September 7 in Oxford
  • Ann Harper, 78, from Chipping Norton, who died on September 14 in the  John Radcliffe Hospital
  • John Prout, 38, from Didcot, who died on April 28 in Abingdon
  •  Terence Cox, 82, from Chipping Norton, who died on September 23 in Horton General Hospital

A pre-inquest review will also be held into the death of: 

  • Simon Chesher, 38, from Wantage, who died on September 2 in the John Radcliffe Hospital

On Thursday, the coroner will close the investigations into the deaths of: 

  • Steven Gunningham, 39, from Banbury, who died on September 30 in Banbury
  • Pei Dong Liang, 51, from Bicester, who died on October 4 in Bicester
  • Codrin Tatarasanu, 26, from Banbury, who died on October 9 at Banbury Railway Station
  • Robert Tong, 83, from Oxford, who died on November 4 in the John Radcliffe Hospital
  •  Frederick Ford,  94, from Banbury, who died on November 10 in Horton General Hospital

A pre-inquest review will also be held into the death of: 

  •  Antony Whitter, 56, from Gloucester, who died on September 1 on A420 Tubney

On Friday, the coroner will close the investigation into the death of: 

  • Ferne Campbell, 19, from Daventry, who died on September 5, 2016 in the John Radcliffe Hospital

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