Appeal to find relatives after death of Calderdale man

An appeal has been made by the Coroner's office

Rodney Marland aged 73 and from Todmorden, passed away on October 24, 2019.

Anyone with any information should contact Coroners Officer Joanne Marsden on 01274 373721

The area covered by H M Coroner for the Western Area of West Yorkshire includes the metropolitan districts of Bradford, Kirklees and Calderdale with a population of 1.3M.

The Coroner's Office deals with approximately 3,200 reported deaths and approximately 500 inquests per year.

In some cases the Coroner will issue a form enabling a death to be registered as natural through a medical certificate issued by a doctor who has attended the deceased.

In other cases the Coroner will direct a post-mortem examination (also known as an autopsy) to be performed by a pathologist, and following the result of this will send a form to the registrar in order for a death then to be registered if the examination shows it was of natural causes.

There are also cases where a Coroner will decide to hold an inquest.

An inquest is a court hearing where the Coroner hears evidence to decide who is the person who has died, and how, when and where s/he came by his/her death.