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Tom Duffy

Man, 26, pronounced dead after being rushed to hospital

A 26-year-old Wirral man died in hospital after paramedics were called out to his family's home.

William Michael Murray, was pronounced dead at Wirral University Teaching Hospital on December 16 2021. Paramedics had been called out Mr Murray's home on Holborn Hill in Tranmere earlier that day.

An inquest into Mr Murray's death heard that a pathologist found high levels of painkillers and diabetic medicine in his body. Mr Murray had also suffered a stab wound to his neck.

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Andre Rebello, senior coroner for Liverpool and Wirral, said that Mr Murray died 'at his own hands.' Mr Rebello said that the high levels of painkillers and diabetic medicine in Murray's system caused his death.

Mr Rebello recorded a verdict of suicide. He offered his sympathy to Mr Murray's family, who attended the hearing at Gerard Majella Courthouse.

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