Four inquests scheduled in Cumbria next week

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Four inquests are scheduled in Cumbria next week into the deaths of four people.

Four inquests are scheduled to take place in Cumbria next week, according to the latest listings from Cumbria Coroners' Service.

Two hearings will be held on Tuesday, October 13 before coroner Dr Nicholas Shaw at Coroner's Court 1, Allerdale House, Workington. The first, beginning at 10am, concerns Marjorie Joyce Williamson, 81, from Carlisle, who died in Carlisle on April 17, 2026. The hearing is expected to last around three hours. At 2pm, an inquest will be held into the death of Sharron Brown, 64, from Workington. Ms Brown died in Whitehaven on November 4, 2025, and that hearing is also expected to last around three hours.

A further two inquests are listed for Thursday, October 15 before coroner Ms Margaret Taylor at the same venue. The first hearing, at 2pm, concerns Jason Moore, 55, from Carlisle, who died in Carlisle on May 31, 2026. The inquest is expected to take around one hour and 30 minutes. At 3.30pm, an inquest will be held into the death of David Norman Robinson, 72, from Huddersfield, who died in Newcastle on May 20, 2026. The hearing is also expected to last around one hour and 30 minutes.

Inquests are conducted to establish who has died and when, where and how they came by their death. They are not criminal proceedings and are held in public unless otherwise directed.

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• Four inquests scheduled in Cumbria next week into deaths of four peopleFour inquests are scheduled to take place in Cumbria next week, according to the latest listings from Cumbria Coroners' Service.Westmorland Gazette · 10 Oct, 11:05

In this story: Marjorie Joyce Williamson · Sharron Brown · Jason Moore · David Norman Robinson · Cumbria Coroners' Service · Carlisle · Workington

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