Joshua Conlon’s body was found by a housing officer making his weekly visit the terraced property in Eversleigh Street, Preston.
A coroner has apologised to relatives after admitting he is unable to solve the mystery of a 31-year-old man’s death. But an inquest heard it was so badly decomposed that a pathologist had been unable to confirm precisely when or how he died. Joshua’s family say they believe his death was the result of an accidental drugs overdose – he was a regular user of heroin and there were drugs paraphernalia in his room. He had also been trying to access professional help.
The Coroner was told Joshua had been having problems with his mental health, suffering from depression, and had previously taken an overdose. But there was absolutely no way, he said, of saying definitely that drugs had caused his death. He told the family: “I can’t pinpoint it as to whether from the 25th or just after that. The problem is we don’t know when it was or how he died. “I know drug paraphernalia was present, but I can’t say if he had drugs in his system or not. He may well have done.
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