Coroner's verdict on sudden death of man, 58, following night out

A 58-year-old sales assistant was found unresponsive in bed at home by family the morning after a night out, an inquest at Blackpool Town Hall heard.

Kandiah Sooriyakumar, of St Andrew’s Road South, St Annes, had been out drinking until the early hours and despite paramedics called to the scene working to try and revive him for 3o minutes, he died at the scene on February 5 this year.

Sri Lanka-born Mr Sooriyakumar was sad to have chronic liver disease, confirmed at a post mortem carried out by Dr Darek Golka, who also found evidence of several other medical conditions.

A toxicity report showed a high level of alcohol and his cause of death was confirmed as alcohol toxicity and chronic liver disease.

Blackpool and Fylde assistant coroner Andrew Cousins returned a conclusion of an alcohol-related death and offered his condolences to Mr Sooriyakumar’s family.