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Coroner Issues Warning After Inquest Into 21-Year-Old’s Fatal Liverpool Car Park Fall

The coroner’s warning focuses attention on conflicting guidance for car‑park barrier heights.

Overview

  • Josh Perry, 21, died on March 14, 2025 after falling from the nineteenth floor of a Renshaw Street multi‑storey car park in Liverpool.
  • At the inquest, the coroner recorded a narrative conclusion that his intent was unclear, citing evidence he had made future plans.
  • Police said CCTV showed him unsteady before the fall, and toxicology confirmed ketamine in his system.
  • The inquest found the parapet met the legal minimum, and the coroner issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report over conflicting rules on barrier heights.
  • His family detailed a severe ketamine addiction, an eight‑week rehab discharge on March 9, 2025, and said they believe the drug’s effects drove the tragedy.