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A man died from drugs and alcohol at a York flat just days before another man was murdered at the same property, a coroner has revealed.
Gavin Craig Feetenby, 41, was found dead at Flat 1, 29 Markham Crescent, off Haxby Road, on October 19, 2021.
The following week, Francis McNally, 35, was murdered at the same property, causing consternation in the Groves and across York.
The flat in Markham Crescent, off Haxby Road, where the deaths happened in October 2021 (Image: Supplied)
An inquest in writing said Mr Feetenby, formerly known as Gavin Craig Konya, died from the effects of a combination of cocaine and alcohol.
Coroner Jon Heath concluded that Mr Feetenby’s death was alcohol and drugs related.
The coroner said Mr Feetenby’s death was confirmed at 11.07pm on October 19, 2021.
Mr Heath said Mr Feetenby, of no fixed address, died from the “effects of a combination of cocaine and alcohol on a background of naturally occurring coronary artery atherosclerosis”.
Atherosclerosis is where the arteries become narrowed, making it difficult for blood to flow through them, according to the NHS.
A memorial published in The Press said Mr Feetenby was a “much loved son”, “loving brother”, “dear brother-in-law” and a “caring uncle”.
Men jailed for life for murder at same flat
Meanwhile, Mr McNally, from Leeds, was murdered in Markham Crescent on October 27, 2021.
Curtis Turpin, then 37, and Adam Craig Hudson, then 41, were jailed for life in 2023 for the murder.
Murder victim Francis McNally (Image: North Yorkshire Police)
Residents had been repeatedly reporting anti-social behaviour in Markham Crescent for months before the deaths, with one saying Mr McNally’s murder had been “a great tragedy” that could have been avoided if preventative action had been taken.
It was revealed during the trial that Turpin had 40 previous convictions, while Hudson had caused a man’s death by riding into a man on a stolen motorbike when he was 18 years old.
Sentencing the pair, Judge Andrew Stubbs KC said the murderers had given a display of "senseless, sickening violence" when they killed him.
Murderers Curtis Turpin (left) and Adam Hudson (right) (Image: North Yorkshire Police)
Mr McNally's sister Alexandra described the two murderers as "violent, evil" men and said that what they did was "unforgiveable".
Turpin was also sentenced for causing actual bodily harm to a woman in a separate incident including by strangling her.
He was on bail for that offence when he committed the murder.
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Both the murder and the assault on the woman happened in his flat in Markham Crescent, the court heard.
His barrister Mark McKone KC said of Turpin: "He was clearly an alcoholic and drug addict at this point and functioning at a lower level than most people."
Richard Wright KC for Hudson said he suffered from "an illness akin to paranoid schizophrenia" during his time on remand awaiting trial and it was possible his mental health would fail again.
The judge said a psychiatrist had concluded Hudson was not suffering from hallucinations at the time of the murder.