North Derbyshire man choked to death while intoxicated with alcohol

A north Derbyshire man died after choking while intoxicated with alcohol, an inquest was told.
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Maintenance worker Graham John White, 64, died at his home on Ravenshorn Way, Renishaw, on March 6 this year.

An inquest at Chesterfield Town Hall heard Mr White’s death was caused by ‘food bolus obstructing his airway when he had consumed an amount of alcohol that would have impaired his gag reflex’.

The inquest was heard at Chesterfield Town Hall.The inquest was heard at Chesterfield Town Hall.
The inquest was heard at Chesterfield Town Hall.
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Assistant coroner for Derbyshire Emma Serrano recorded a verdict of misadventure contributed to by alcohol intoxication at the hearing, which was held behind closed doors because of the Covid-19 crisis on Tuesday, April 7.

The medical cause of death on the record of inquest released by Chesterfield coroners’ court is given as asphyxia, upper respiratory tract obstruction, food bolus and cerebral infarction and alcohol intoxication.

Mr White was married and had been born in Renishaw.

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