Inquest conclusions

Date of inquest Date inquest concluded Name of deceased Conclusion
15/01/2026 15/01/2026 MALLON, Wayne Mark Drug related
16/01/2026 16/01/2026 HAWORTH, Alexander Frank Accidental
16/01/2026 16/01/2026 MCKENZIE, Alison Louise Died from a known complication of surgery. 
16/01/2026 16/01/2026 NAISH, David John David John NAISH died at Royal Lancaster Infirmary on the 19th of July 2025 from an infection. He had suffered a fall at his home on the 6th of June 2025 fracturing his left femur which required surgery undertaken on the 9th of June 2025. In hospital the vulnerability of his skin breakdown was not recognised or escalated appropriately yet was unlikely to have affected the outcome. 
20/01/2026 20/01/2026 FERGUSON, Patricia Irene Patricia FERGUSON died on the 14th December 2024 in Blackburn hospital from a unsurvivable brain haemorrhage. Mrs FERGUSON was admitted to hospital on the 8th December 2024 and was diagnosed and treated for suspected bacterial endocarditis following mitral valve replacement in 2011. Mrs FERGUSON deteriorated on the 13th December 2024 and was diagnosed with a significant brain haemorrhage which is a known complication of endocarditis. Her death was contributed to by the incorrect administration of enoxaparin.
21/01/2026 21/01/2026 GIANNASI, Peter David Road traffic collision
21/01/2026 21/01/2026 O'BRIEN, Brody On the 7th October 2025 Brody O'BRIEN died at Whitworth Mill on Market Street in Rochdale from hanging. He had suspended himself from a rafter in the derelict mill using a ligature to the neck. He did not intend to cause his death in doing so. 
22/01/2026 22/01/2026 MEAR, June Verna Accidental death
22/01/2026 22/01/2026 SMITH, John Douglas Accident
22/01/2026 22/01/2026 STATHAM, Sheila Mary Sheila Mary STATHAM who had become increasingly frail and suffered from a number of comorbidities died at her home on the 9th of October 2025 from an infection following revision hip surgery in October 2022