'No concerns' Kingswinford man, 60, would harm himself before suicide, inquest hears

A Kingswinford man died from suicide by hanging himself in an out building at the property he owned.

Black Country Area coroner Joannne Lees reached the verdict on Andrew Reid, aged 60, who was found hanging in the building in the garden of his home at Oak Street on the evening of March 11.

The court heard the family of Mr Reid, who was divorced, alerted police when they had not heard from him for four days.

Officers found the front, side and back doors of the property locked and when they went to try the out building, found it locked from the inside and they had to force the door open.

They found him hanging from a beam with a rope around his neck, with his telephone, glasses and half a mug of tea in front of him.

The coroner said: "He had a historic background of depression since 2005 and he was on Mirtazapine tablets but there was no concern around him harming himself - there was no history of such behaviour or of him using drink and drugs excessively

"His brother had spoken to him the previous Friday and had no concerns, but a family member alerted police when they hadn't heard from him within four days."

She said there was no note left and was satisfied there was an element of pre-planning with all the doors to the property locked as well - the evidence led her to a verdict of suicide.

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