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Army engineer took his own life at Catterick Garrison
Salesi Makahokovalu Rabuku, 32, originally from Fiji, was found dead at Marne Barracks at Catterick Garrison army base on January 20 this year.
An inquest was opened into the 32-year-old’s death today (Thursday, February 19) at Northallerton Coroner’s Court.
At the hearing, assistant coroner of North Yorkshire and York, Mark Armitage, said that Salesi was found in his bedroom at the military base.
Despite the best efforts of emergency services, Mr Arimitage said that the army engineer was pronounced dead “a short time later”.
The inquest was adjourned to a date yet to be fixed.
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