TRIBUTES are pouring in for a “loved” man who died after tripping and falling on his way home from a night out, just inches from his door.
Alex Murray was discovered unresponsive in the garden of their Preston home by his mother after celebrating a new job.
He was just 31 when he died in October last year, and said to be “loved by everyone”.
An inquest heard today how Alex had been drinking with friends in various pubs in Blackburn before starting work at a new company.
At 2.40 a.m., the 31-year-old was last seen on CCTV staggering towards his home.
He ran around the side of the house before being discovered by his distraught mother.
The Sergeant said: “Alex was found lying on the floor with his head on a small step.
“He was about six feet away from the side door. It wasn’t possible to say exactly what happened but potentially it was a fall.”
The inquest heard that CCTV showed Alex leaving a pub around 1am after a day of drinking with friends.
He was thought to have gone to another pub before stumbling home at 2.40 a.m.
The inquest heard how Alex’s post-mortem revealed he had a small subarachnoid haemorrhage, which occurs when a head injury causes bleeding in the space that surrounds the brain.
The 31-year-old also had an eye socket fracture.
A neurosurgeon said that while the haemorrhage could not be ruled out as the cause of Alex’s death, it was a possibility.
The death of the 31-year-old was ruled an accident by Assistant Coroner Sian Jones.
Toxicology tests revealed that he was intoxicated at the time of his death and that he had recently used cocaine.
She told the room: “I am satisfied he had been drinking and had taken some cocaine but neither of those were likely to be the direct cause of his death.
“However the alcohol did affect his mobility and stability and it’s likely to have caused or contributed to his fall because it would have increased the risk of him having a fall.
“I am satisfied that what he suffered was a simple accident.”
After the inquest Alex’s sister Vanessa told LancsLive: “He was loved by so many people.
“In Blackburn everyone knew him and I was known as Alex’s sister even though I’m older.”
Alex’s mum added: “He was over the moon about his new job. He’d found out earlier in the week and I can still see his face after he got the news; he was buzzing all week.”
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