Man, 48, who 'sprayed himself with petrol and set himself on fire' on Tesco forecourt named
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man who 'sprayed himself with petrol and set himself on fire' - tragically dying later in hospital - can be named as Afolabi Ojerinde.
An inquest into the 48-year-old's death has now been opened and adjourned by a coroner in Manchester. Mr Ojerinde suffered 'severe burns' at a petrol station in north Manchester, the inquest opening heard, and was taken to Wythenshawe Hospital, where he sadly died.
Area coroner Zak Golombeck said he was 'known to' mental health services in Manchester. The brief hearing at Manchester Coroners' Court on Tuesday heard members of the public tried to 'assist' him at the scene.
Emergency services were called to the Tesco petrol station forecourt on Victoria Avenue East in Blackley, north Manchester, at around 7.35pm on Monday, September 4 to reports of concern for the welfare of a man, the Manchester Evening News has previously reported. READ MORE: Forest Bank prison wings locked down after fight ends with 'inmate being slashed across the face' READ MORE: Emotional scenes at memorial to teenager Nathaniel Shani on what would have been his 15th birthday A witness told how residents and passers-by used buckets of water and a fire extinguisher in a bid to save him.
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