A FORMER BAE worker was found dead in his house by a neighbour, an inquest heard.

A former shipyard pipe fitter and welder, Terence Williams died at the age of 62 at his home on Strawberry Terrace in Barrow on February 6.

His neighbour, who regularly checked in on him, found him on the floor in his house after returning from holiday, the inquest heard.

He said that he looked like he had been dead for a while. His son Christopher Williams described his father as a ‘friendly guy who liked a drink and watching television’.

He said he finished working at BAE Systems about four years ago due to health reasons. “He got married to my mam in 1981 and they lived on Florence Street in Barrow at the time. “He didn’t really have many hobbies, but he was always a friendly man. “Recently it was more difficult to get in contact with him.” Mr Williams said the drink took over his dad but that he did try to keep active by going for regular walks in the area. “He was a proud man and wouldn’t accept any help from others,” he said in a statement. A GP statement from Bridgegate Medical Centre explained that Mr Williams was not a frequent attender but had been admitted to hospital previously after collapsing due to alcohol consumption. The toxicology report found alcohol levels in Mr Williams’ blood at 277mg per decilitre, but the toxicologist said that 50mg of this could have been due to the decomposition that the body had undergone. This was way over the driving limit of 80mg, however it was not in the range of fatality, which is generally after 380mg per decilitre, the inquest heard. The post-mortem examination found there was a intracranial haemorrhage, but due to decomposition it was not possible to work out the reasoning for this injury. The brain injury was given as the cause of death and alcohol consumption was given as a secondary cause. Coroner Ms Kirsty Gomersal, sitting at the coroner’s court in Cockermouth, accepted the cause of death but had two conclusion options open to her for the reasoning behind the death: a health event or from a possible fall. “I record an open conclusion, as there is insufficient evidence to suggest that this was a natural event and there was insufficient evidence to say that this was due to a fall,” she said.