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A County Durham man was found dead in his back garden having taken cocaine, an inquest heard.
Brogan John Stubbs, 28, from Chilton, was found dead in his back garden on December 15, 2025.
An inquest into Mr Stubbs's death was opened at Miners Hall in Durham on Monday (October 12).
Coroner's officer Dawn Carter told the short hearing: “I understand the circumstances to be that he was found deceased in the back garden of his home address.”
A post-mortem examination was carried out by Dr Louise Mulcahy at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary Mortuary the next day on December 16, 2025.
The court heard the cause of death as the effects of cocaine.
Mr Stubbs was formally identified by his mother, Claire Stubbs, to DC Beth Otty at RVI Mortuary.
The inquest was adjourned until December 2.