Coroner finds footballer's death was drug related

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 at 00:00

A UK coroner has ruled the death of a promising footballer from the Isle of Man was drug related.

26-year-old Louis Thornton died in a hotel room in Liverpool on September 17th last year during a weekend break.

Liverpool and Wirral Coroner's Court heard the sportsman - who was the first team captain for Corinthians FC - had suffered a heart attack.

The Middlesbrough fan had also suffered heart problems - including coronary artery thrombosis and arthrosclerosis - which were linked to his cocaine use.

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