Coroner
In the event of a coroners report or inquest
The registration service has the duty to refer to the coroner
all deaths which appear to have occurred from unnatural causes,
violence, accident or industrial disease. The coroner may
investigate and decide to order a post mortem, or in
some cases, the coroner may decide to hold an inquest. In 2005
the Cheshire Coroner dealt with over 4,700 deaths and approximately
640 became inquest cases (approximately 13%).
The coroner is an independent judicial officer
who makes inquiries in to deaths for instance where the:
- cause of death is unknown,
- deceased was not attended by a doctor within the previous
14 days prior to death or after death, or had not been seen by a
doctor during the last illness,
- death was violent or unnatural or occurred under
suspicious circumstances,
- death occurred during an operation or did not recover
from an anaesthetic,
- death was due to an industrial disease,
- death occurred in prison or in police
custody.
The coroner also holds inquests upon treasure
trove, when items of archaeological or antiquarian
value or interest are found in England and Wales.
The coroner is assisted by coroner’s officers who make enquiries on
his behalf and administrative staff - H M Coroner for Cheshire
is:
Mr Nicholas Rheinberg
The West Annexe
Town Hall
Sankey Street
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 1UH
Cheshire Coroner's officers can be contacted on the following
numbers:
- For cases in the Crewe
area: 01925 442481 / 01925
442479
- For cases in the Macclesfield
area: 01925 442483
- Senior Coroner’s Officer: 01925
442471
- Administration Officers: 01925
442472 / 01925 442482
- Fax: 01925 442470 / 01925
442480
Deaths can be reported on these
numbers from Monday to Friday, 8.00 a.m.
to 4.00 pm.
For reportable deaths occurring outside those
hours or over weekends, please report the matter to Cheshire
Constabulary on telephone number 0845 458 0000.
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