'Morphine toxicity' cause of Douglas man's death

Inquest opened and adjourned

A 28-year-old Douglas man died from 'morphine toxicity', an inquest has heard.

The inquiry into the death of 28-year-old Keiran Keggin has been opened and adjourned at Douglas courthouse.

His body was found at his flat on Empire Terrace in Douglas on 1 October last year.

John Needham said the post mortem revealed the cause of death to be morphine toxicity, with alcohol, diazepam and codeine also being present.

Mr Needham passed on his sincere condolences to Mr Keggin's family, and adjourned the inquest to a date to be fixed.