A "kind and loving" 23-year-old man slipped and fell five storeys to his death in front of his horrified girlfriend after a New Year's Eve night out.
The emergency services were called out to block B at 30 Fox Street, Everton, at around 9.20am on January 1, following reports that a man had fallen from a building. Kudzai-Anesu Ronald Maboreke was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Today Liverpool Coroner's Court heard how Mr Maboreke had been out drinking with his friends before falling five storeys in the tragic accident. Mr Maboreke had been studying pharmacy at Liverpool John Moores University.
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Coroner's officer Karen Gregory said that Mr Maboreke had been out clubbing with friends to celebrate the New Year. Mr Maboreke and his girlfriend went back to a friend's apartment at around 4am to carry on drinking.
At around 8.30am, the couple returned to Mr Maboreke's apartment on Fox Street. The court heard his girlfriend later told police that on their return to the apartment building Mr Maboreke had seemed 'agitated.'
His girlfriend said her partner had 'slammed doors' and 'kicked his shoes off.' She went out into a corridor to collect her boyfriend's shoes and when she went returned to the flat Mr Maboreke had ventured out onto a window ledge.
Ms Gregory said: "[His girlfriend] said 'it's not safe' and to come back in. But as he turned to come back in he appeared to have slipped."
Ms Gregory said that Mr Maboreke died from chest and abdominal injuries. The student had a blood alcohol level of around 144 milligrams which although above the drink drive limit, was not "excessively high".
Mr Maboreke's aunt told the court that her nephew was 'an intelligent boy with a bright future.' His mother said that her son was both 'kind and loving.' She also said he was always keen to help his siblings and fellow students.
Anita Bhardwaj, area coroner for Liverpool and Wirral, said that Mr Maboreke's death was probably a "tragic accident".
Ms Bhardwaj said that Mr Maboreke , who was born in Zimbabwe, had a home address at Finningley Road in north Manchester. She said that the Liverpool John Moores student died on the morning of January 1 from chest and abdominal injuries after falling from a five storey building.
She said: "He was seen on the other side of the flat window on a narrow ledge. He went to come back in but slipped. It is unclear why he went onto the ledge but he intended to come back in but fell."
Ms Bhardwaj gave a verdict of accidental death and described the incident as "tragic".
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