A MAN whose body was found at a block of flats in Hampshire died of alcohol intoxication, an inquest heard.

The hearing heard how Guy St John Loveday’s body was discovered by residents of Valentine Close, in Fareham, inside the bin shed where he had been sleeping rough.

As previously reported by the Daily Echo his death was initially being treated as suspicious by police but Portsmouth coroner’s court last night heard that the 50-year-old, a known alcoholic, died on April 30 of alcohol poisoning.

A post-mortem examination revealed that his blood alcohol level was five-and-a-half times the legal driving limit. Pathologist Dr Basil Purdue said that Mr Loveday also had alcoholic ketoacidosis, a potentially life-threatening condition caused by alcoholism.

His brother Nick Loveday said that Guy had become wayward as a teenager but was a popular man who is missed and that his family were unaware that he had been living in the bin sheds.

Speaking after the hearing, Nick, 54, from Titchfield, said Guy had “lost his way in the latter part of his life but he had a heart of gold”.

Portsmouth coroner David Horsley concluded that Guy died due to “long-term use of alcohol”.