Sexy Fish sushi chef died after Jack Daniels' binge on Christmas Eve, inquest hears

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A sushi chef at a top restaurant tragically died after drinking a bottle of Jack Daniels on a bench outside his home in the early hours of Christmas Eve, an inquest heard.Marcin Blok, 42, had no history of drink problems but 'completely misjudged' the effect of the whiskey on his system.A coroner ruled that the death which occurred just three months after Marcin had arrived from his native Poland to work at the Sexy Fish eatery, was caused by 'fatal alcohol toxicity'.The chef's devastated wife, Liobov Karborska, tragically found her husband collapsed on a bench near to their home in Salford, near Manchester at 6.30am on December 24 last year, the MEN reports.An inquest at Bolton Coroners' Court heard yesterday (Wednesday).

The pair had moved to the UK to work as sushi chefs.One of three brothers, after he graduated from high school in Poland he worked as a sushi chef and 'loved his work', according to Ms Karborska.In a statement she made to a police coroners' officer, read out at the inquest, Ms Karborska, said her partner arrived in the UK in September 2023 and worked at Sexy Fish restaurant in Manchester.She said she had known him for five years and was aware he took medication every day for high blood pressure, but otherwise he was 'fit and healthy' and he 'worked hard'.

She described her husband as an 'occasional' drinker. Marcin worked until late in the evenings and in his spare time he went to the gym and enjoyed basketball, the court heard.He intended to save up money and then return to his homeland, she said. "Marcin is missed and was loved greatly," said Ms Karborska, who did not attend the hearing as she has now returned to Poland.A post mortem examination found nothing of concern in Marcin's vital organs but