Court: outside coroners court in Chelmsford (Image: NQ)
A MAN who was found unresponsive at his home in Braintree died due to an overdose of paracetamol, an inquest has heard.
An ambulance was called and CPR was performed on Richard Lynch, 56, before he was confirmed to be dead at 8.55am on Tuesday, June 27.
At his inquest opening held today, area coroner Michelle Brown confirmed his provisional cause of death was an “overdose of paracetamol with other substances”, following a post-mortem examination at Broomfield Hospital.
The inquest was opened and adjourned.
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