An inquest into the death of a 42-year-old hospital and charity volunteer who was discovered dead at home found he died of natural causes.

Darran Ross Latham, who was born in Liverpool but lived in Bury, died on July 21, 2023.

At the time of his death, Darran was a Samaritan and hospital volunteer and lived alone in Bury, however, he grew up on the Isle of Man.

He used to be part of the RAF but had to retire after an operation, in his thirties he stopped working after a breakup where he turned to alcohol and ended up in a rehabilitation unit aged 32.

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After he completed rehab, he went on to give talks about drinking issues and started a university course studying forensic psychology.

His mother, Jane Miffin said: “He loved golf, pool and football. He was a social drinker but after his breakup he drank more.”

Mrs Miffin said that she last saw Darran during Christmas 2022 and he was good fun and really enjoyed being round his family.

She added: “He was bubbly with a good sense of humour and a lovely son.”

Mrs Miffin was told at 4am on July 22 that Darran had died.

Thomas O’Gorman, cognitive behavioural therapist, told the court that Darran was diagnosed with OCD and intrusive thoughts, and he had been on a waiting for CBT from 2021 to 2023.

Mr O’Gorman said he had no concerns of Darran self-harming, and he was always animated and spontaneous in sessions.

However, he said he last saw Darran on July 10 and during this meeting, he was sweating, unsettled and agitated and was feeling angry over changes to his medication.

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Mr O’Gorman also noticed that Darran had lost weight and was having disturbed sleep, he also stopped being compliant with taking his medication.

On July 21, police received a concern for welfare call from one of Darran’s friends as he hadn’t been answering the phone or made contact with any of them which was unusual.

Detective Inspector Anna Ricard said that police went to his home address and forced entry and found Darran at the bottom of the stairs close to the front door.

A number of medications were found in the living room, and he had an indent on his head which was found to be from a bump on the skirting board at the bottom of the stairs.

There were no signs of forced entry or any suspicious activity.

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Dr Emil Salmo, pathologist said that Darran’s liver showed mild signs of liver disease and his heart showed signs of heart disease and ruled the medical cause of death at coronary artery thrombosis.

Kerry Taylor, toxicologist said that no illicit drugs were found in Darran’s blood however there was an elevated dose of clomipramine which Darran was on at the time of his death.

Senior coroner Joanne Kearsley concluded the inquest at Rochdale Coroner’s Court.

She recorded that Darran died on July 22 of coronary artery thrombosis and mentioned that he did have an elevated amount of clomipramine, although it’s believed he had no intention of taking an excessive amount.

She ruled his death as natural causes and extended her condolences to his family.