AN inquest into the death of a man who died after a fire in a public toilet opened at Oxford Coroner’s Court yesterday.

Coroner’s officer Lesley Thompson said 49-year-old plasterer Jonathan Mills, from Risinghurst, Oxford, died on February 9.

A police report said Mr Mills died after a fire in a cubicle at public toilets in Southampton Street, Faringdon.

Coroner Darren Salter said further investigations and tests were needed before a cause of death could be determined.

The inquest will resume on Wednesday, August 5.

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