A man died after falling from a height in his Oxfordshire home, an inquest opening heard.

Michael Gordon Sibley died on Sunday, November 15 at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headginton.

An inquest was opened into the 74-year-old's death by area coroner Nicholas Graham at Oxford Coroner's Court on Monday, November 25. 

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The court heard that Mr Sibley died after suffering a fall at home, which is on Faringdon Road, Kingston Bagpuize, Abingdon.

A cause of death has been given as brain injury, traumatic cardiac arrest, fall from height, high blood pressure, depression, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.

A full inquest will now be held at Oxford Coroner's Court on February 17 next year and is scheduled to take place at 12.15pm.

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