Overview
- Paul Flack was found unresponsive at his Sandringham Road home in Norwich on June 21 and later died at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital at the age of 55.
- A provisional post-mortem gave the cause of death as cardiac arrest due to hanging and Norfolk Police have described the death as unexplained while not treating it as suspicious.
- An inquest was opened at Norfolk Coroner's Court on June 29 by area coroner Yvonne Blake and the brief hearing was adjourned to October 23 for further evidence gathering and enquiries.
- Mr Flack worked as an artist and graphic designer and is survived by his partner and two children; court records state he was born on June 18, 1971 and died three days after his 55th birthday.
- His death is being reported in the shadow of his sister Caroline Flack’s 2020 suicide and the family’s public campaigning over media scrutiny and the treatment of vulnerable people, a context that could renew public debate and official attention.