Wigan drowned after an evening drinking alcohol and taking ketamine, an inquest has heard. Matt Dutton's death was recorded as an accident by senior coroner for Manchester West, Timothy Brennand, during a hearing at Bolton Coroner's Court.
On the evening of August 23 2020, Mr Dutton visited the Oak Tree pub, in Ince, to watch the Champions League final with a group of friends.
According to Mr Dutton's close friend Callum Jones, Mr Dutton arrived at around 6pm and throughout the course of the night drank approximately two pints of Carlsberg and three alcopops.Mr Jones claimed to have not seen Mr Dutton take any drugs but admitted: "I knew he'd taken something, he had too much energy and I could tell by his eyes."Pub licensee, Nicola.
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