Overview
- Kyle Samuel was discovered alive by a colleague at the Hanley Winter Wonderland ice rink at about 9am on November 11 and died later that morning at Royal Stoke University Hospital.
- Area Coroner Daniel Howe recorded a suicide verdict, determining the cause of death as hypoxia due to hanging.
- He had been due in court that day on a charge of making indecent images of children.
- The coroner cited a history of low mood and prior talk of ending his life and noted attempts to contact friends and family the previous evening.
- In a statement to the inquest, his mother described a call on November 10 and spoke about his long involvement in the circus industry, saying he often concealed his distress, and reports noted he lived and worked at the Lichfield Street attraction.