Death
Digby's partner, Jason Englebrecht, returned from Africa on 28 February, and tried to call Digby, but was unsuccessful in making contact or entering his home on Richford Road, Newham, London E15. On the morning of 1 March, Englebrecht called Digby's neighbour and tenant of a room in the main home that Digby owned, who entered the two-bedroom house that Digby had built and lived in. She found Digby dead on his bed at 7:45 am on 1 March 2010. An ambulance was called; paramedics declared him dead at the scene. Digby's body was identified by his mother, Paula Dubois. Digby's post-mortem was held on 2 March 2010; the results were inconclusive. The police are satisfied that there was no third-party involvement.
An inquest opened on 4 March 2010 at Walthamstow Coroner's Court; both his parents attended. The inquest was adjourned later the same day. It reopened in November 2010, where the police stated that Digby was found on his bed, wearing only his boxer shorts, as well as a plastic bag bin liner over his head. The body was found next to a canister of ethyl chloride, but no trace of it or other stimulants or alcohol were found in his blood stream. On 9 November 2010, the coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure, commenting:
| “ | There is no evidence to suggest Kristian was acting out a fantasy with any other person present at the time of his death. I have to conclude that Kristian has died as a result of an intended act, namely placing a plastic bag over his head as part of some sexual experimentation, but did not at any point believe or intend that should lead to his death. | ” |
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