The recently married widow of a Didcot scaffolder found slumped in a pub toilet suspects he died from a drugs overdose.

Recovering heroin addict Aaron Field, who worked at the town's power station, was found slumped in a toilet cubicle at Broadways pub last Friday.

His wife Kerry believes the 27-year-old could have died from an accidental overdose, although an inquest into his death has yet to open.

She fought back tears as she paid tribute to the "love of her life', describing him as a loving family man and devoted stepfather to her son Kailum, 10, and father to their daughter Leah, six.

The couple, from Kynaston Road, Didcot, who had known each other for seven years, married just two months ago at Abingdon Guildhall.

The 27-year-old former cleaner at St Birinus School said: "I'm just so heartbroken.

"I wanted to end my own life when I found out.

"I can't believe he's gone. I don't know what I'm going to do without him.

"I'm angry with him, because he's left me on my own with the kids, but at the same time I forgive him. He was my life and he was my world. The kids just idolised him so much. We were going to be so happy.

"When I met him he was a heroin addict and I just wanted to help him.

"He got himself into rehab, but he relapsed when he came out, but my mother's partner got him a well-paid job at the power station and he got clean.

"He had been clean for four years.

"We had so much hope for him, he was getting his life back on track up until recently.

"When we got married in August, it was the best day of my life.

"It was supposed to be a sign of our commitment to each other. We had been together so long, but to me it was also a way of leaving his drugs and his past in the past."

His mother-in-law, Jackie Day, 54, said: "He was a hard-working family man. Anyone who knew him spoke so highly of him. It's such a waste. I loved him like a son."

The former St Birinus School pupil and Arsenal fan leaves his father Peter Field, of Berinsfield, and brothers Shawn and Ricky, and sisters Sophie and Natasha.

Paul French, landlord of Broadways for 17 years, did not want to comment on the details of the incident out of respect for Mr Field's family.

He added: "We did everything we could as quickly as we could. It's just one of those things. I'm not even sure of the exact details myself yet. The police are still investigating."

A spokesman for Thames Valley Police confirmed a man was found dead in the toilets of Broadways at 8.30pm on Friday.

He said: "His death is being treated as unexplained, but it is not thought to be suspicious."

A date has yet to be set for an inquest.