Chad Allford, 23, unintentionally ingested a bag of cocaine during a police raid, an inquest hears.
A man's death after he ingested cocaine when a bag of drugs "exploded" in his mouth during a police raid has been ruled misadventure.
"Chad wasn't perfect - he made some wrong choices in his life but he was not a bad person. He had a big heart and cared deeply for those around him. Reading out the conclusion, the jury foreman said: "We find that Chad died due to misadventure, arising from a deliberate act of placing cocaine into his mouth.The hearing was previously told that although Mr Allford had tried to swallow Class A drugs, the officer making the arrest had first called to request police back-up, rather than an ambulance.
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