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Inquest opens into death of Liverpool man who collapsed hours after police released him
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On 21 August 2024, David Brown, 41, fell ill at his partner's residence following his departure from a Liverpool police station. A pathologist told the jury at Wirral Coroners Court that Brown had cocaine in his blood and a cocaine wrap in his oesophagus. He gave the cause of death as cocaine toxicity, and said he found no evidence of violence.
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