BODY of a Basingstoke man was found days after he died at his home address in Lychpit, an inquest has found.

Andrew Emberton, 59, of Rosehip Way in Lychpit was found dead at his house on April 2, 2021, but his body was in advanced stages of decomposition when the police discovered it.

An inquest couldn’t determine the exact cause of his death, but the coroner said it could either be due to colon cancer that he was suffering, or because of a fall he had at his home.

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Andrew’s sister Sharon Allmark, who attended the inquest, said her brother was a kind man and a life-long Leeds United fan.

“Dearest brother, wonderful person, and quite a character,” Sharon said.

“Andrew had a really good interest in music and he has left us with more than 700 concert t-shirts. “He enjoyed his time when he lived. He was very social and a big Leeds United fan.

“However, he didn’t look after himself well. He had a poor diet and had many health conditions.”

Although Andrew’s body was found on Friday, April 2, the last known contact with him was on Monday, March 29.

He had met his family and friends during the weekend before that.

On Monday morning, he spoke to his sister before going to his office. But after feeling unwell, he took a sick day from work and went back home.

His body was found later on Friday when police accessed his house based on concerns from his sister.

At the time of discovery, his body was in an advanced stage of decomposition, which made it difficult to determine the exact cause of death.

However, there was a tiny hole on his head, which the police believe occurred when he hit a coffee table while collapsing to the floor.

Coroner Jason Pegg said: “I’m unable to the find how Andrew Emberton came by death.

“Based on probabilities – it could be his colon cancer or the fall he suffered. But the exact cause cannot be ascertained.

“Postmortem was limited because of the advanced stage of decomposition of his body. His colon was also decomposed.

“Hence I am ending the inquest with an open conclusion due to lack of evidence.”

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Andrew’s sister Sharon said she would have liked to have closure.

“I wish we had a concrete conclusion. Why on that day that happened,” she said.

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