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Son was 'fool' to take drugs

The mother of a man who died after taking crack cocaine and heroin has labelled him "an absolute fool" for taking drugs.

Keith Varey, of Stort Close, Didcot, was found lying face down on his bed by his lodger on December 19 last year, an inquest in Oxford heard today.

The 41-year-old's mother, Julia Varey, said after the inquest: "He was an absolute fool.

"Had I known or even suspected he was on drugs I would have been the first person down the police station. It was a very stupid, stupid thing to do."

The inquest heard Mr Varey, a former courier, had split from his wife and daughter earlier in the year after developing a drug habit and had rented a room in his house to Marcin Borawski just days before his death.

Mr Borawski said he had become worried about his landlord after not seeing him for two days.

On entering Mr Varey's room, he found him motionless and raised the alarm with a neighbour.

He said: "I have this person in my head and my heart and he will be all the time."

Drug-taking equipment was found at the scene and pathologist Dr Miriam Walsh said Mr Varey had traces of cocaine and opiates in his blood. She said the cause of death was respiratory failure.

Recording a verdict of misuse of drugs, assistant coroner Dr Richard Whittington said: "He was basically a caring man. He had fallen in with the wrong sort of people.

"Drug use can spoil lifestyles, spoil families and spoil relationships. It is quite ruinous."

9:19pm Tuesday 24th June 2008

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Posted by: Max Pepsi on 10:38pm Tue 24 Jun 08
My dad always said if he ever caught one of us taking cocaine he'd rub our noses in it.
Posted by: lucy, wantage on 1:34pm Wed 25 Jun 08
Max Pepsi wrote:
My dad always said if he ever caught one of us taking cocaine he'd rub our noses in it.
do u honestly think people and the family of this man are gonna appricate ur stupid childish jokes. weather drugs are wrong or not it is a terrible thing to happen. my dad always told us if u havent got anything nice to stupid, dont say anything
Posted by: Anon on 9:56pm Wed 25 Jun 08
lucy wrote:
Max Pepsi wrote: My dad always said if he ever caught one of us taking cocaine he'd rub our noses in it.
do u honestly think people and the family of this man are gonna appricate ur stupid childish jokes. weather drugs are wrong or not it is a terrible thing to happen. my dad always told us if u havent got anything nice to stupid, dont say anything
Shame he didn't spend the time teaching you how to string a sentence together.
Posted by: conkertoes, deadcat on 9:44am Thu 26 Jun 08
Max Pepsi wrote:
My dad always said if he ever caught one of us taking cocaine he'd rub our noses in it.
its not to be sniffed at young man......i hate anyone taking drugs.....police officers,custom officers,d.e.a etc
Posted by: rob, Wantage on 4:10pm Thu 26 Jun 08
its not to be sniffed at young man......i hate anyone taking drugs.....police officers,custom officers,d.e.a etc

You must be a very lonely chap
Posted by: lucy, wantage on 7:06pm Thu 26 Jun 08
Anon wrote:
lucy wrote:
Max Pepsi wrote: My dad always said if he ever caught one of us taking cocaine he'd rub our noses in it.
do u honestly think people and the family of this man are gonna appricate ur stupid childish jokes. weather drugs are wrong or not it is a terrible thing to happen. my dad always told us if u havent got anything nice to stupid, dont say anything
Shame he didn't spend the time teaching you how to string a sentence together.
well excuse me for making a mistake! some of us have lives and have to get to work
Posted by: conkertoes, deadcat but not 4 long hehe on 7:37pm Thu 26 Jun 08
lucy wrote:
Anon wrote:
lucy wrote:
Max Pepsi wrote: My dad always said if he ever caught one of us taking cocaine he\'d rub our noses in it.
do u honestly think people and the family of this man are gonna appricate ur stupid childish jokes. weather drugs are wrong or not it is a terrible thing to happen. my dad always told us if u havent got anything nice to stupid, dont say anything
Shame he didn\'t spend the time teaching you how to string a sentence together.
well excuse me for making a mistake! some of us have lives and have to get to work
as an english teacher?
Posted by: lucy, wantage on 6:17pm Fri 27 Jun 08
conkertoes wrote:
lucy wrote:
Anon wrote:
lucy wrote:
Max Pepsi wrote: My dad always said if he ever caught one of us taking cocaine he\'d rub our noses in it.
do u honestly think people and the family of this man are gonna appricate ur stupid childish jokes. weather drugs are wrong or not it is a terrible thing to happen. my dad always told us if u havent got anything nice to stupid, dont say anything
Shame he didn\'t spend the time teaching you how to string a sentence together.
well excuse me for making a mistake! some of us have lives and have to get to work
as an english teacher?
yea ur funny!!!!! people make mistakes u know be it on here or just in general, fact of life! but apparently ur just perfect congratualtions ur the only person that is! GET A LIFE
Posted by: Not An English Teacher on 1:18am Sun 29 Jun 08
Lucy texted:

yea ur funny!!!!! people make mistakes u know be it on here or just in general, fact of life! but apparently ur just perfect congratualtions ur the only person that is! GET A LIFE
Yes- you are funny!

People make mistakes you know, be it on here or just in general- fact of life!

But apparently you are just perfect.

Congratulations- you are the only person who is! Get a life!

F*ck me- I'm relying on these f*ckwits to pay my pension :O(
Posted by: conkertoes, deadcat on 7:09am Thu 3 Jul 08
lucy wrote:
conkertoes wrote:
lucy wrote:
Anon wrote:
lucy wrote:
Max Pepsi wrote: My dad always said if he ever caught one of us taking cocaine he'd rub our noses in it.
do u honestly think people and the family of this man are gonna appricate ur stupid childish jokes. weather drugs are wrong or not it is a terrible thing to happen. my dad always told us if u havent got anything nice to stupid, dont say anything
Shame he didn't spend the time teaching you how to string a sentence together.
well excuse me for making a mistake! some of us have lives and have to get to work
as an english teacher?
yea ur funny!!!!! people make mistakes u know be it on here or just in general, fact of life! but apparently ur just perfect congratualtions ur the only person that is! GET A LIFE
got a good 1`thanks,2 cars, wife,2 children,house paid for,worked all my life.hows yours.sad me thinks
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