Firefighter, 44, died due to cocaine after day out drinking with colleagues
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA firefighter died after taking cocaine at home following an afternoon drinking with colleagues in Manchester, an inquest has heard.
Francois Childs, known to colleagues as Frankie, passed away aged 44 at his home in Prestwich on September 3. He served at Broughton Community Fire Station where he was based since joining Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) in 2018.
An inquest into his death, opened at Rochdale Coroners Court today (October 21), heard that he body of Mr Childs, who was born in Nigeria, was formally identified by a colleague who he had known for six years.
According to police coroners' officer Berndatte Hatton, he returned to his home at Bannerman Avenue on September 2 after spending the afternoon drinking with colleagues in Manchester. READ MORE: Liam Payne's dad refuses to leave his side amid battle to get his body home Ms Hatton told the coroners' court that Mr Childs had taken some cocaine 'in the presence of his wife' before going to bed that night.
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