A 54-year-old man was found dead face down on his living room floor, an inquest heard last week.

Mark Ruff of Nursery Drive in Banbury died on January 7 at his home address.

His cause of death was given as acute alcohol toxicity during the inquest. 

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The inquest was heard at Oxford Coroner’s Court on Thursday (September 7).

Oxfordshire’s assistant coroner Joanna Coleman wrote in the record of inquest: “Mark Ruff was alcohol dependant.

“He was last seen at his home address on January 5, 2023 when he was heavily intoxicated.

“He was spoken to on the telephone on January 6, 2023.

“He was discovered deceased face down on the living room floor on the early afternoon of January 7, 2023.”

Mr Ruff was born in Dublin in 1968 and worked as an engineer.