David Kipping, a 53-year-old from Nottingham, tragically died after falling from the roof of his flat. An inquest revealed the presence of cocaine in his system and determined the death was an accident.
A 53-year-old man from Nottingham, David Kipping, tragically died after falling from a roof. Emergency services responded to a call at around 1:40 am on March 8, 2024, finding David unresponsive in a car park outside his flat on Moffat Close. Despite efforts to revive him, he was pronounced dead at the scene around 2:20 am. An inquest held at Nottingham Coroner's Court on February 4 revealed that David had cocaine in his blood at the time of his death.
The investigation uncovered that David had gone to sleep in a bedroom with access to the flat's roof. The window leading to the roof was wide open when officers arrived, and the window sill was empty. A thorough search of the roof yielded no clues, and no cocaine was found inside the property. Meanwhile, a woman David knew casually was discovered on the sofa in the living room, seemingly under the influence of something. She told officers she had taken sleeping pills and was in the process of calling 999. DCI Clare Dean of Nottinghamshire Police explained that David was found naked from the waist up, wearing boxers with his jeans down to his ankles. A man who had dropped off the woman in a van was initially arrested as a suspect, as it was believed he might have struck David, causing the fatal head injury. However, CCTV footage obtained from a nearby house corroborated the accounts of the caller and the van driver, leading to the man's release. DCI Dean confirmed, 'I am happy that the injuries caused to David were not by a vehicle.' Officers also interviewed people David had been with that day, and they reported he showed no signs of being downcast or suicidal. Coroner Nathanael Hartley, reading the post-mortem report, stated that David's blood contained cocaine and other substances, including medication for seizures. The report estimated that David's survival time after sustaining the head injury was likely less than an hour. Coroner Hartley concluded the inquest, attended virtually by family and friends, stating, 'The back of his head struck the ground first, leading to catastrophic injuries. He had distanced himself from where he initially fell. I am happy that there was no third party involvement or motor vehicle involved in David's death. I do not find that this was an intentional act by David either. I wish to extend my sincere condolences to everybody who misses David.' The coroner officially registered the death as an accident.David's stepmother paid tribute to him during the hearing, describing him as 'funny and kind' but acknowledging his struggles with addiction. She said, 'He was funny, he was kind, he was a genuine bloke but he had his demons. This is tragic and wrong. There is no understanding to what happened. He had been in touch with his dad every week as he was concerned about his dad's health. He was due to come to us at the end of March and was looking forward to it. His dad loved him dearly. I lost his dad at the end of March and I am glad he is not here to listen to this because it would have broken him. The Dikkie I knew I loved dearly. He was who he was but I loved him with all his demons. This is heartbreaking.' David's mother added, 'He was a lovely boy. Drugs got to him and I tried to get him on the right path which was never easy but he was a lovely guy.
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