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Dad found dead on bench passed out on own knife while drunk
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- Robert Brown, a 57-year-old UK man, accidentally killed himself by rolling onto a knife in his backpack while drunkenly passed out on a canal footpath bench in Northampton.
- Initially suspected as a murder, three people were arrested but later released when investigators determined the injury was self-inflicted.
- The five-inch blade penetrated Brown's bag, clothing, and arm, causing him to bleed out while asleep; his alcohol dependency likely worsened the blood loss.
- Northamptonshire Police closed the murder investigation six months later, concluding the injury was unintentional.
- Senior Coroner Anne Pember officially ruled Brown’s death an accidental and tragic accident.
