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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Andrew Robinson & Katie Weston

Dad falls to his death down shaft of broken lift after forcing doors open 'in panic'

A dad fell to his death down the shaft of a broken lift after forcing his way out when it suddenly stopped between two floors.

Mark Faulding started to "panic" when the lift came to a halt and waited to 10 to 15 minutes before leveraging open the inner doors, an inquest heard.

The 49-year-old, who was described as being claustrophobic and prone to "anxiety", tried to climb down to the level below but fell down three floors at his block of flats in Bradford.

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