A MUCH-LOVED son and brother took his own life following the breakdown of his relationship, an inquest heard.

An inquest held at Cockermouth Coroner’s Court yesterday (Tuesday) found Daniel Wearing died at his home in Westgate Road on March 8.

The 31-year-old, from Barrow, had experienced a relationship breakdown two weeks before his death, which his family said impacted his decision to end his life.

Daniel’s family described him as a ‘laid-back person’ who ‘did not get down about things’.

“He took things in his stride,” they told the court.

“The family is devastated, and the impact will last a lifetime.”

Daniel attended Furness College to study art and design and worked at McDonald’s for five years.

He later gained a job working as a team manager in a kitchen and was well thought of by his colleagues, his family said.

Police attended a property in Westgate Road following a concern for welfare call after Daniel’s colleagues alerted police when he failed to turn up for work.

Officers forced entry into the home where Daniel was tragically found hanged. He was pronounced dead at 1.11pm

Daniel’s GP told the court that he experienced low mood and self-referred to First Steps in 2016. He reported low mood again in 2020 after starting a business venture which he was finding stressful.

A post-mortem examination found Daniel had ethanol in his blood at the time of his death.

A cause of death was given to the court as ligature compression of the neck caused by hanging.

Concluding, coroner Margaret Taylor said Daniel was clearly very loved by his family.

“He had a lot of concerned work colleagues who got police to go around when he didn’t go to work,” she said.

“But for some reason, and we will never know why, he didn’t reach out to those people who no doubt would’ve been there for him.

“He does seem to have been affected by the breakdown in his relationship. It seems to be the only trigger we can find for him taking the action that he did.”

Ms Taylor recorded a conclusion of death by suicide.

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