THE Coroner for Dorset has asked for the public’s help to find the next of kin of a woman who died in Poole.

Joan Dodd, 89, died at a hospice in Poole on Thursday, April 12.

The Coroner’s office is making enquiries into her death, which is not being treated as suspicious, but as yet no next of kin have been found.

Any member of the public that has any knowledge of her family members is asked to contact the Coroner's office as soon as possible on 01202 454910.