Was He His Own Hangman?
» Kink Gone Wrong
Simon Burley tried playing hangman with his girlfriend Elizabeth Hallam.
Ms Hallam described how Burley had given her a knife to cut the noose if anything happened - but after he had kicked away the chair, she realised the knife was blunt.
And Burley died.
A pathologist found a mixture of alcohol and 1388mgs of amphetamines in 100ml of blood in Mr Burley’s body.
He said the levels were “high enough to have had an adverse effect on his cognitive and motor functions”.
Mr Atkinson recorded an open verdict, saying it was impossible to know if he fell, committed suicide or was pushed.
If you need to get intoxicated to play dangerous games then they are games you shouldn’t be playing.
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