A former headteacher and rugby star died aged 63 after a 'tragic accident' at his home in Salford. On the evening of October 9, 2021, Michael John Stobart watched a game of rugby with his friends and took his two Labradors for a walk.
But the following day he was found dead at the bottom of the stairs at his home on Hayfield Road. An inquest held on Monday (March 14) at Bolton Coroners' Court found he would have had 'notable drunkenness' and that he was on multiple medications that could have made him dizzy.
However, the coroner, Timothy Brennand, said that there was no evidence to suggest these factors resulted in him falling down the stairs. "This is a tragic accident, it seems to me," Mr Brennand said.
