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Inquest Opens Into Death of Man at Peak District Summer Solstice Event

The coroner has not yet received a full post-mortem report and has suspended the inquest until criminal proceedings end.

  • On Monday, July 27, Area Coroner Susan Evans opened an inquest into the death of Isaac Clare-Watts, 26, who was found dead on June 22 at the Nine Ladies Stone Circle in Stanton Lees, Peak District.
  • Derbyshire Police charged Szymon Babynko, 23, with murder following the discovery at a summer solstice gathering. The Polish national, of Commonwealth Way, London, remains in custody pending trial.
  • Evans confirmed she has not yet received the post-mortem report and subsequently suspended the inquest. Proceedings are paused while the criminal case against Babynko continues.
  • Babynko faces an additional charge of attempted murder regarding an incident on June 25 in Hady Lane, Chesterfield. He is scheduled to appear at Derby Crown Court on September 25.
  • Clare-Watts was allegedly killed "in the most brutal way" at a site English Heritage states is "traditionally believed to depict nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday.
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Derbyshire Times broke the news in Derbyshire, United Kingdom on Monday, July 27, 2026.
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