AN inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of a Darlington man with Downs Syndrome.
Harry Howe, 60, had had been mainly unemployed, other than a few part-time gardening jobs, Darlington and South Durham Coroner Colin Penna heard yesterday.
The inquest was told that Mr Howe, who lived with carers in Wellbeck Avenue, died at Darlington Memorial Hospital on January 5.
Detective Sergeant Phil Curtis, of Darlington police, said an investigation into Mr Howe's death was almost completed. After the hearing he said there were no suspicious circumstances.
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