Kidderminster chef dies in laughing gas tragedy
A young chef working in France accidentally killed himself after inhaling laughing gas, his devastated family have revealed.
Jordan Guise, who is originally from Kidderminster, was found by concerned restaurant bosses after he failed to turn up for work on February 6.
The 21-year-old died just days after being told that he was to become a father for the first time.
Laughing gas is a legal high which comes from the chemical nitrous oxide which is inhaled to make people feel euphoric and relaxed – but drug experts warn it can cause users to suffocate. Today, Jordan's grieving family paid tribute to the popular chef.
His mother Leesa Malpas, 47, who lives in Kidderminster and works as a gym manager, said: "We do know that he died painlessly.
"The cause of Jordan's sudden demise is ironic, it was a substance that is freely available and a legal high – laughing gas – that actually took his life.
"He was very popular, he was always happy and jokey and was always happy when he was with friends. He was chuffed to bits when he got the job over in France.
"Jordan loved his new life and career and although away from friends and family was determined to make something of himself. He lived his dream."
Jordan, who also lived with his brother Kyle, 19, moved to France last August after getting offered a job as head chef at the La Charniere restaurant in Beziers.
Jordan's father Michael, 52, who also lives in Kidderminster, said: "He was a head chef at 21 – that doesn't happen, where would he have been at 30?"
A French coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death but an inquest in England has been opened and adjourned.
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