A MAN was found dead in his home only a couple of days after texting his friends to say he thought he was being “tracked”.

Jonatan Bucko, known to his friends and family as Jonny, was found at his home in Greenhill, Banbury on April 16 this year.

The 34-year-old, who was a cyber security architect, had messaged a group chat a couple of days prior to tell his friends he thought he was being “tracked”.

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He said: “I’ve been quite literally tracked like the UK Most Wanted, physically, digitally, etc. I’m losing my mind.”

An inquest at Oxford Coroner’s Court today (10) heard that Mr Bucko was last seen on April 12 and his death is believed to have happened “on or around” that day.

He was found four days later and after a post-mortem examination, a forensic pathologist ruled his medical cause of death as hanging.

An investigation carried out by Thames Valley Police found no evidence of third-party involvement. The front and rear door was locked and there were no concerns raised by neighbours.

There was also no evidence of Mr Bucko being “tracked” or followed. Police believe he was suffering from a “mental health episode” at the time of his death.

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Coroner Darren Salter concluded Mr Bucko’s death as a suicide despite the “unusual” lack of any previous mental health concerns.

He said: “Did he do the act to himself? I think the answer is yes as there is no evidence to suggest suspicious activity.

“Did he do it with the intent of ending his life? It’s unusual there isn’t any previous mental health issues documented but it does appear that a few weeks before he appeared to be upset – there may have been something going on in his life.

“There was also this reference made which was quite striking about the fact he thought he was being followed or monitored but there was no evidence of that and it appeared to be some sort of mental health episode.

“But we cannot be certain as we don’t have clear evidence other than what he put in the group chat. I think for the purpose of the coroner’s requirement it was intentional even though he might have been having a mental health episode at the time.

“On that basis there needs to be the conclusion of suicide.”

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A toxicology report found a small amount of amphetamine in Mr Bucko’s system which Mr Salter said “could not be ruled out” for a cause of the “mental health episode”.

However, he added that it was his view that the investigation into the drug didn’t need to be “taken any further” due to the medical cause of death.  

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This story was written by Gee Harland, she joined the team in 2022 as a senior multimedia reporter.

Gee covers Wallingford, Wantage and Didcot.

Get in touch with her by emailing: Gee.harland@newsquest.co.uk

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