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A 27-year-old man from south Wales was found dead in the back of a car after he was given a lift following an altercation with other men. Police and paramedics were called to the incident in Beddau in the early hours of Friday, June 26.
Josef Deniro Ward, 27, from Pontyclun, had been smoking crack cocaine when he fell asleep in the back of the vehicle. An inquest opening at Pontypridd Coroners’ Court on Thursday, July 2, heard that Josef Ward’s death was reported on June 26 by South Wales Police.
The court heard how on June 25 the 27-year-old had been out socialising and had smoked crack cocaine, and following an altercation with other males he was given a lift when he fell asleep in the rear passenger seat.
You can read the full inquest opening here
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