A suspected burglar died after he got stuck in the chimney of a solicitor's office and was unable to breathe, an inquest has heard.
The badly decomposed body of Kevin Gough, 43, was discovered by police at Moody & Woolley Solicitors in St Mary's Gate, Derby, on May 1.
The alarm was raised after staff and builders working on the property had noticed a bad smell and a pest control company was contacted, an inquest at Derby and South Derbyshire Coroner's Court heard.
The chimney breast and fireplace had been completely bricked up from the inside.
The inquest heard Mr Gough would have lost consciousness quickly A post-mortem examination found Mr Gough had brick marks across his back and chest due to the confined space, which would not allow his chest to expand.
His T-shirt had drawn up around his neck and another item of clothing had blocked the top of the chimney.
Mr Gough was identified by his fingerprints. The cause of death was found to have been postural asphyxiation.
It was unclear why he had gone into the chimney, but coroner Dr Robert Hunter said he was satisfied Mr Gough had made his way there of his own volition and no one else was involved.
Detective Constable Tom Bentley told the inquest Mr Gough was wanted in connection with a burglary at a business on The Strand in the city.
He was arrested on March 13 because he was found with prescribed medication not in his own name and was last seen alive two days later at the Padley Centre, an organisation that helps homeless people.
Dr Hunter said: "There would have been a rapid loss of consciousness and death within a manner of minutes.
"This would be why he did not call for help and the people working within the building had not heard him."
He added that Mr Gough would have realised there was no way out when he got to the bottom. He recorded a verdict of misadventure.
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