A mum has described her late son as an "introvert who kept himself to himself" as an inquest into his death has ruled the cause remains unascertained. 

Damian Cleary, 45, was found dead in his room in Long Lane in Littlemore, on Tuesday, July 30 after his roommates became concerned about his welfare.

They contacted the ambulance service who did a welfare check and found him deceased in his room.

An inquest was held into Mr Cleary's death at Oxford Coroner's Court yesterday (Monday, November 18). 

The inquest heard that the 45-year-old had type one diabetes, but did not frequently attend hospital appointments. 

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After he died, he was identified using dental records and a post-mortem determined his death to be unascertained due to decomposition.

A statement provided by his mother Mary Cleary was read out by area coroner Nicholas Graham. 

It said: “He did not socialise much, he was an introvert. He worked for WHSmith in their distribution centre. 

“He didn't look after himself. He would often eat junk food. He always kept himself to himself. 

“He loved his family, but was rarely in contact. I was shocked when I heard the news.”

The inquest heard there were no signs of any third party involvement or self harm. 

Given the lack of concrete evidence, the coroner was unable to ascertain the cause of death, so he gave an open conclusion. 

Mr Graham said: “It's possible it was connected to the diabetes. There is not enough evidence to give a cause of death.”

The coroner offered his condolences to Mr Cleary's family. 

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