A 52-YEAR-old man was found unresponsive, an inquest heard.
On Wednesday, Cheshire Coroner’s Court formally opened an inquest into the death of Paul Schofield.
Mr Schofield was sadly found dead at his home in Runcorn in May this year.
Area coroner for Cheshire Victoria Davies said that an inquest was required to due a post-mortem indicating potential drug toxicity which she said would be an unnatural cause of death.
An inquest date was set for February of next year.
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