A verdict of death by natural causes has been returned at the inquest of a man found dead in his home near Castlerea earlier this year.
Roscommon Coroner's Court heard Mark Mantell's home in Cloonfinglas, Castlerea had no running water, electricity or heating.
The inquest heard the former taxi driver lived alone and had bought the house in 2020.
He moved to Ireland from the UK in 2017 and had lived with his daughter before moving into the house which had no running water, electricity or heating and was in need of repairs.
Evidence was heard that Garda Owen Moore of the local community engagement unit had assisted Mr Mantell in the final months of his life, by helping purchase a gas heater through St Vincent de Paul for the house as well as bringing him shopping and assisting him with trying to get additional social welfare benefits.
Garda Moore was the last person to speak to the Cornwall native on the 4th of March, and had tried numerous times to contact the 65-year old after that date but had got no response prior to the discovery of the body on the 20th.
Garda Moore and a colleague arrived to the house before 10pm on the 20th of March to check on the property and after looking in a window, the body of the former heavy machinery driver was seen on the ground.
An unopened letter was also stuck in his letterbox, dated the 9th of March.
Consultant pathologist Dr Helen Inglesby revealed the cause of death was acute massive pulmonary thromboembolism and that death would have been sudden.
Mr Mantell was a diabetic and had heart disease as well as evidence of high blood pressure.
The date of death was confirmed as the 16th of March and a verdict of death by natural causes was returned .
Sympathies were expressed to the family of Mr Mantell.
