A dad-of-two who "would help anyone" died suddenly after a night out in Liverpool.
Thomas Jones, of Stryd y Barcud in Ruthin, North Wales, died in his kitchen a day after returning from a night out in the city. The 37-year-old was found by his children on the morning of Sunday, November 14 last year, reports North Wales Live.
An inquest held at Ruthin County Hall on Thursday, August 18, heard the children alerted their mum who found Thomas to be unresponsive and cold to the touch. The dad, described as "extremely generous", had been at a Fatboy Slim concert in Liverpool with his friends on the Friday and retuned home at around 11am the next day.
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Mr Jones, known as Tom to his friends and family, enjoyed a "lazy day" on the Saturday with his partner and two sons, watching TV on the sofa as he struggled with what appeared to be a hangover, the inquest heard. His sons went to bed at around 7.30pm, followed by his partner, who left him sitting on the kitchen table at around 10.30pm.
Mr Jones had told his partner that he had taken illicit drugs during his night out in Liverpool, something he was known to do occasionally while out with friends, the inquest heard. On the Sunday morning (November 14), police were called to the home in Ruthin at 8.51am.
The scene was attended by CSI but there were no signs of forced entry or disturbance or any signs of injury to Mr Jones' body. Paramedics arrived at the scene later and Mr Jones was pronounced dead at 10.54am.
A medical cause of death of acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) due to coronary artery atheroma and multi-drug toxicity was provided following a post mortem by Dr Muhammad Aslam. A toxicology report found that Mr Jones had traces of ecstasy and cocaine and their metabolites in his blood.
The levels at which the drugs appeared in Mr Jones' blood meant that it was "likely that he had taken drugs on the day or the night before he was found", according to John Gittins, senior coroner for North Wales east and central. Mr Gittins concluded that the death was the result of misadventure as it was the unintended consequence of a deliberate act.
In a written statement read out at the inquest, Mr Jones' parents John and Catherine said they will "always be proud" of their son who they said "took on his responsibilities as a father with love, pride and joy". Mr Jones, they said, had "an extremely generous nature and would help anyone".
He often used his expertise as a plumber and a handyman to help his family and his friends with various issues and projects, the inquest heard, and had also developed an interest in cooking in recent years, often inviting his loved ones over for barbecues and even Christmas dinner. Mr Jones, who worked for Airbus, was an "excellent pool player", the court heard, and played for the local team. He was also a keen angler and enjoyed going out with his father with whom he had an "unbreakable bond".
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