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Cardiff Inquest Hears Drag Performer Entered Car Park With Man Before Body Was Found Under Cardboard

The inquiry is concentrating on witness accounts and CCTV footage, with the formal cause of death still awaiting a pathologist’s decision.

Overview

  • Darren Meah-Moore, 39, was discovered on January 22, 2023 in a central Cardiff lane partially covered by flattened cardboard after a night at Pulse nightclub.
  • A Pulse cloakroom attendant told the court she saw him walk toward Valentino’s car park with another man, and a separate statement recalled two men entering a nearby lane.
  • Pulse manager Sean Rogers found the body, said the cardboard appeared deliberately placed, called emergency services, and performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
  • South Wales Police previously arrested a 50-year-old on suspicion of manslaughter and later released him without charge, and the four-day hearing at Pontypridd Coroners’ Court continues.
  • Evidence presented at the inquest included testimony about sexual activity and forensic tests noting human and non-human semen, while an original medical note cited sudden death in a man with asthma after alcohol and sexual activity, with no final cause established.