POLICE found a man dead in his home after being flagged down by his family, an inquest heard.

Zoltan Nemeth, from Widnes, sadly died on August 13.

The 48-year-old was found by officers who were ‘flagged down’ by his family members, Cheshire Coroner’s Court heard.

On Wednesday, area coroner for Cheshire Victoria Davies formally opened an inquest into Mr Nemeth’s death.

This was due to it being one of an unnatural cause.

An inquest date was set for February next year.