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Inquest hears cause of death of tragic man, 40, after body found at Manchester car wash
21.07.2023 - 13:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man tragically found lying dead on land near a car wash died as a result of 'toxicity due to heroin and cocaine use', an inquest hearing was told.
The body of Craig Ellis, who was 40, was discovered by staff arriving for work at a hand car wash and valeting centre on Hyde Road in east Manchester on November 14 last year. An inquest into Mr Ellis' death was opened and adjourned by a coroner at Manchester Coroner's Court on Friday morning, July 21.
Area Coroner Zak Golombeck said his body was found lying on ground between three cars.
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Emergency services were called, he said, but Mr Ellis was confirmed to have died at the scene, near Hyde Road's junction with Bennett Street on the border of West Gorton and Ardwick.
Workers told the Manchester Evening News at the time they found him lying on a plot of land where cars are stored by a second-hand car sales operation, separate to the car wash. The area was strewn with rubbish and old car parts.
His bag and belongings were found inside one of the cars, indicating where he may have been sleeping. Mr Ellis was said to have originated from West Yorkshire but had links to both Gorton and Ardwick.
Mr Golombeck said his next of kin had been traced as his father.
There was considerable shock and upset among both local residents and politicians at the time of the tragic. Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell said it was 'heartbreaking that someone's life can end in such tragic circumstances in the Manchester of 20222.'
Ardwick councillor Tina Hewitson, meanwhile, said: "No one should be living like this, how many more people are going to lose their lives?"
Mr Golombeck said Mr Ellis'
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