Heart of gold dad choked after sitting down for snack

A MUCH-LOVED dad-of-four died moments after sitting down at the kitchen table to eat a “butty and a yoghurt”, an inquest heard.

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Lee Eddleston, known as Eggy, had been out to the Rishton Workmens’ Club on the evening of Thursday January 16, this year. After spending the night there with friends, including his housemate Andrew Aspinall, 55-year-old Lee returned to his home in High Street.

Andrew, who had stayed at the club, later followed his friend home and found Lee dead on his back in the kitchen.

Lee was cold to the touch and Andrew “realised he was dead”. Lee’s death was confirmed by paramedics who arrived a short while later.