Inquest opens after man dies at John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford Coroner's Court <i>(Image: NQ)</i>
Oxford Coroner's Court (Image: NQ)
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An inquest has opened after a man who worked as a prestige vehicle delivery driver died in an Oxford hospital.

Craig Decent of Overn Crescent, Buckingham, died at the John Radcliffe Hospital on September 29.

An inquest into the 63-year-old's death was opened at Oxford Coroner's Court on October 7 by senior coroner Darren Salter.

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It is reported that the London-born man died due to complications following recent medical procedures, the inquest heard.

His clinical cause of death has been given as peri-procedural ischaemic stroke, peri-procedural myocardial infarction during attempted x-ray of the heart's arteries, ischaemic heart disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The full inquest is set to take place at the same court on January 26, 2026 at 10am.

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