The person awaiting trial for the homicide of the brother of former Tremendous League star Danny Kirmond was discovered ‘hanged in his cell on his birthday’, an inquest opening heard.
Lee Robinson was on remand awaiting trial over the loss of life of Jack Kirmond, 33, when he was found hanging in his cell at HMP Leeds.
Jack suffered a severe head damage in an assault outdoors Sharlston Rovers newbie rugby membership in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in August.
The membership is owned by older brother Danny, 37, who made greater than 200 appearances for Wakefield and Huddersfield within the sport’s prime division Tremendous League.
Lee Robinson was on remand awaiting trial over the loss of life of Jack Kirmond (pictured), 33, when he was found hanging with a ligature round his neck in his cell at HMP Leeds
Jack was rushed to hospital after the assault within the early hours of August 7, however tragically died of his accidents.
Robinson, from Castleford, West Yorkshire, was charged together with his homicide and as a consequence of stand trial after pleading not responsible.
A quick listening to at Wakefield Coroner’s Court docket heard Robinson was discovered lifeless within the afternoon of December 11, his thirty ninth birthday.
The listening to was instructed he had been affected by flu-like signs previous to his loss of life and had a historical past of psychological well being issues, so was being ‘intently monitored’.
Robinson had not been effectively that day and had not left his cell, however a test was made on him by workers by his cell hatch simply earlier than midday.
One other test was carried out at 1.48pm, the courtroom heard.
At 2.06pm, a pal went to his cell to want him completely satisfied birthday by his cell hatch and located him hanging.
The membership Jack died at is owned by older brother Danny (pictured), 37, who made greater than 200 appearances for Wakefield and Huddersfield within the sport’s prime division Tremendous League
Officers rushed to his cell to begin CPR, which was continued by paramedics who took him to Leeds Normal Infirmary.
He was pronounced lifeless at 3.05pm.
Kevin McLoughlin, senior coroner for West Yorkshire, stated the reason for loss of life was recorded as asphyxiation.
West Yorkshire Police not too long ago confirmed that no suspicious circumstances had been recorded. A date to finish his inquest is but to be fastened.
Jack, himself a former newbie rugby participant, had additionally served within the British Military.
Writing on social media shortly after his loss of life, his brother Danny stated: ‘It kills me scripting this, he wasn’t 33 to me, he was my little brother.
‘The identical little brother who adopted me spherical all over the place once I was youthful, the one I all the time thought I might take care of and defend.
‘He was the uncle who made my daughter smile and nonetheless ask if we are able to go see uncle Jack.
‘He was my mum and pop’s child, a soldier, a cheek bleeder, a nasty golfer, worse drinker however greater than all that he was my little brother who I cherished greater than he might ever know and he has been taken too quickly.’
Jack suffered a severe head damage in an assault outdoors Sharlston Rovers newbie rugby membership in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in August
Jack’s heartbroken mother and father described him as an ‘superb son, fiancé, brother, uncle and pal’ in an emotional tribute shortly after his loss of life.
They stated: ‘Jack was an incredible son, fiancé, brother, uncle and pal.
‘A soldier who served his nation and a protector of everybody who knew him, not simply in his job however in his life.
‘Jack had been by darkness however got here into mild and injected that mild into everybody who knew him.
‘And the noise that emanated from Jack – his infectious snort may very well be heard from miles round! He’ll depart a gap within the lives of everybody in knew him.
‘As a household we thank everybody for his or her effectively needs from the underside of our hearts. Jack leaves the world a brighter place than he got here into and we are going to all bear in mind him on this approach.’
An inquest into Jack’s loss of life will nonetheless go forward at a later date.
