Inquests: 9 investigations to be held into Oxfordshire deaths over next fortnight

The hearings – held at County Hall in Oxford’s city centre – will see the coroner answer four questions: the identity of the person who died, and how, when and where they came by their death.

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Wednesday, June 1

• 10am Martin Malins, 50, from Bicester, died August 3, 2020, on the B4437 near Chipping Norton

Tuesday, June 7

• 10am Saliya Jayaratne, aged 45, from Henley on Thames, died June 13, 2021, on the A4130 in Henley
• 12pm Christopher Rees, aged 55, from Banbury, died March 6, 2022, in Banbury

Wednesday, June 8

• 10am Henry Hodge, aged 31, from Oxford, died January 23, 2022, in Oxford
• 11am Ian Brown, aged 68, from Witney, died December 13, 2021, in the John Radcliffe Hospital
• 2pm Willow Raye Du Plooy, aged 21, from Banbury, died November 28, 2021, in Cherwell

Thursday, June 9

• 10am Ami-Jayne Steele-Childe, aged 41, from Chatham, died January 26, 2022 on the A34 near Oxford
• 11.30am Brian Rogers, aged 87, from Abingdon, died March 16, 2022, at the John Radcliffe Hospital
• 12.15pm Brian Turner, aged 84, from Didcot, died March 17, 2022, at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

The coroner typically records one of seven ‘conclusions’, which used to be called the coroner’s ‘verdict’.

Those conclusions are: lawful/unlawful killing; suicide; service death (for example, a soldier killed in action); accident (including road traffic collision); death by misadventure; neglect; or an open conclusion, which is usually only given when the coroner is not satisfied that another conclusion is appropriate.

Coroners can also give a narrative conclusion, where they will set out the circumstances of how someone came by their death.

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This story was written by Tom Seaward. He joined the team in 2021 as Oxfordshire's court and crime reporter.  

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