Man, 39, died at his Blackpool home after suffering a catastrophic brain bleed

A 39-year-old Blackpool man who had not been seen for several days was found dead at his home.

Damian Marek, of Woodside Road, South Shore, had suffered a spontaneous inter-cerebral haemorrhage - a bled on the brain - pathologist Dr Darek Golka told an inquest.

Polish-born Mr Marek was known to suffer from high blood pressure, which could have led to the haemorrhage, but there was no sign of trauma, the post mortem carried out by Dr Golka found.

Police found no evidence of third party involvement at the scene in Mr Marek’s flat.

A toxicology test found evidence of non-prescribed amphetamine in his system, which Dr Golka said was not as a level which could have caused his death but might have contributed to it.

Blackpool and Fylde assistant corner Andrew Cousins, sitting at Blackpool Town Hall, confirmed the cause of death given by Dr Golka as a spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage.

He said that would normally be classed as a natural cause but as the presence of the amphetamine meant there was an unnatural contributing factor, he returned a narrative conclusion based on the circumstances of Mr Marek’s death.