A 90-year-old retired farmer who was discovered lifeless in a slurry pit took his personal life hours after altering his will, an inquest has heard.
John Charles Barnett’s overturned mobility scooter was discovered on the sting of a lagoon. His physique was discovered by a diver at Hully Farm close to Whitchurch, Shropshire.
The pensioner often known as ‘Charlie’, from Tybroughton close to Whitchurch, had visited a solicitor at Chester along with his youngsters and altered his will simply hours earlier than his physique was discovered on January 2, 2020.
He left £20,000 to farmworker Nigel Byrne and the remainder of his property together with a home stated to be price £2 million to his household. A earlier listening to stated he had divided the rest of his property between his son and daughter.
A coroner has now recorded a conclusion of suicide.
John Charles Barnett’s physique was discovered by a diver at Hully Farm close to Whitchurch, Shropshire
Hully Farm close to Whitchurch on the Wales/Shropshire border, the place Mr Barnett was present in a slurry pit
Dwelling Workplace pathologist Dr Jonathan Metcalfe stated it wasn’t potential to find out how Mr Barnett turned immersed within the slurry pit.
Nevertheless, there have been no overtly suspicious accidents to counsel a violent assault or in depth dragging or dealing with of his physique.
A police diver discovered the physique about 13ft away from an overturned mobility scooter.
Jennifer Parry-Jones and Robert Barnett, John Charles Barnett’s daughter and son
Nigel Byrne arriving on the inquest into Mr Barnett’s loss of life, who was left £20,000
Coroner John Gittins stated at Ruthin : ‘There isn’t any proof to point that Nigel Byrne performed an element within the loss of life of John Charles Barnett.
‘There isn’t any proof to point the household of Charlie had been concerned within the loss of life and no proof which signifies any third get together was concerned.’
He added : ‘I’m glad this was a deliberate act on his half and he did so with the intention of bringing his life to an finish.’
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