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Coroner rules on canal death
AN open verdict has been recorded at the inquest into the death of a retired London Underground worker who drowned in the Grand Union canal at King’s Cross.
The body of 51-year-old Brian Marsh was spotted by builders crossing the Maiden Lane Canal Bridge, on York Way, at 6.15am on August 14.
St Pancras Coroner’s Court heard on Thursday that Mr Marsh, who lived in Dagenham, was suffering from depression in the weeks before his death.
He was being visited twice daily by mental health professionals.
But when they attempted to visit Mr Marsh at 9am on the morning of his death, he had already made the journey to York Way, where his body was found.
Coroner Andrew Reid said there was insufficient evidence to rule that the death was suicide.
He said: “Despite a thorough investigation there is no evidence as to whether he simply jumped or allowed himself to fall into the canal with a view to drowning himself, or whether he tripped, slipped or fell into the canal.”
CCTV cameras captured Mr Marsh at the foot of the bridge before he disappeared from view. They then recorded a “large ripple” in the water. |
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