A landscape gardener in his 30s was found dead outside his home address, an inquest opening has heard.
Frazer Howes of New Road, Shillingford, died on May 3 after it was reported that he was found unresponsive outside his home.
The 34-year-old’s death was verified at 8.49am by an air ambulance worker and his body was identified to police by his father the same day.
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The inquest into the death of the Oxford-born man was opened by senior coroner Darren Salter at Oxford Coroner’s Court on Tuesday, May 27.
His preliminary cause of death, following post-mortem examination is given as asphyxiation – the state or process of being deprived of oxygen – and aspiration of stomach contents, which happens when something ‘goes down the wrong way’ and enters the airway or lungs.
The full inquest will take place on September 9 at 11.45am.