A MAN found dead in an Oxford pub has been formally identified.

Lee Cooper, 41, was discovered in a locked toilet at music venue the Jericho Tavern, in Walton Street, on March 30.

The Chipping Norton resident was found at 9pm by a member of the public.

Staff at the pub called paramedics who could not get through the locked door and called police for help.

An inquest into his death was opened on Tuesday.