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A 'wonderful' 28-year-old Liverpool man who was planning a future with his fiancée was found dead in a parked car.
The emergency services were called out to Raby Hall Road in Wirral on the morning of March 22 after a member of the public raised concern about a parked car in the area.
Police found David Thomas Leslie unresponsive in the front of the car.
Paramedics pronounced Mr Leslie dead at around 9.14am.
Mr Leslie's mum told the court that her son was a 'wonderful person.'
Today Liverpool Coroner's court heard that police found a blue notebook in the car which contained personal messages to his family.
The messages were not read out in court.
Mr Leslie had left his driver's licence on the dashboard.
Police also found a number of medications in the footwell of the car. Toxicology tests found that Mr Leslie had not taken the medications.
The court heard that Mr Leslie lived at home with his parents at Paignton Road in south Liverpool.
He had a job as an account manager and was planning on buying a house with his fiancée
Coroner's officer Lisa McElvogue told the court that Mr Leslie had sent a text message to his mum on the evening of March 21, when he told her that he had booked into a hotel for the night.
Ms McElvogue said that Mr Leslie had recently complained to his GP about anxiety and panic attacks.
The GP had prescribed Diazepam to Mr leslie, who did not have a history of mental health problems.
A post-mortem had found that Mr Leslie died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
There was some Diazepam in his system, but it was not at a dangerous level.
Coroner Ms Anita Bhardwaj said that there appeared to have been no issues in his personal life, and was about to buy a house with his fiancée.
She said that the notes left by Mr Leslie in the car suggested he intended to take his own life.
She recorded a verdict of suicide and passed on her condolences to the several members of his family who were in court.
She said that Mr Leslie 'loved you all.'
The emergency services were called out to Raby Hall Road in Wirral on the morning of March 22 after a member of the public raised concern about a parked car in the area.
Police found David Thomas Leslie unresponsive in the front of the car.
Paramedics pronounced Mr Leslie dead at around 9.14am.
Mr Leslie's mum told the court that her son was a 'wonderful person.'
Today Liverpool Coroner's court heard that police found a blue notebook in the car which contained personal messages to his family.
The messages were not read out in court.
Mr Leslie had left his driver's licence on the dashboard.
Police also found a number of medications in the footwell of the car. Toxicology tests found that Mr Leslie had not taken the medications.
The court heard that Mr Leslie lived at home with his parents at Paignton Road in south Liverpool.
He had a job as an account manager and was planning on buying a house with his fiancée
Coroner's officer Lisa McElvogue told the court that Mr Leslie had sent a text message to his mum on the evening of March 21, when he told her that he had booked into a hotel for the night.
Ms McElvogue said that Mr Leslie had recently complained to his GP about anxiety and panic attacks.
The GP had prescribed Diazepam to Mr leslie, who did not have a history of mental health problems.
A post-mortem had found that Mr Leslie died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
There was some Diazepam in his system, but it was not at a dangerous level.
Coroner Ms Anita Bhardwaj said that there appeared to have been no issues in his personal life, and was about to buy a house with his fiancée.
She said that the notes left by Mr Leslie in the car suggested he intended to take his own life.
She recorded a verdict of suicide and passed on her condolences to the several members of his family who were in court.
She said that Mr Leslie 'loved you all.'
