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07.09.2022 - 21:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Mystery surrounds the death of man whose body was found three months after he went missing on the day of his mum's funeral. Paul Ryan was last seen in Manchester Road, Denton, on December 1 last year.
That was the day of his mother’s funeral — which he never attended. That evening, CCTV footage showed the 50-year-old walking towards the Audenshaw Reservoirs, where police found his rucksack several weeks later.
Despite extensive searches around the reservoirs, it was not until March 3 that Paul's decomposed body was found in a patch of dense undergrowth nearby. At an inquest at Manchester South Coroner's Court today (Wednesday), a coroner said they were unable to determine the cause of Paul's death.
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The hearing was told that Paul had a 'long-standing history of anxiety and depression' for which his GP had prescribed him medication. He was also a known drug user and had attended hospital complaining of chest pain as a result of his misuse.
John Ryan, Paul's older brother, explained that his sibling lived with his mother and said the pair maintained a 'close' relationship until her death in November of last year. Paul was 'tremendously affected' by her loss but had tried to separate himself from it, John told the inquest.
When his mother's funeral took place on December 1, Paul did not attend. "I was fully expecting him to be there," John said.
Following the funeral, John said he went round to the house where Paul and his mother had lived in Mansfield Crescent, Denton, but his brother was nowhere to be seen. He waited but when Paul failed to return home by the following afternoon, John phoned the police.
An investigation was launched
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