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'Distressed' farmer took his own life after a veterinary inspection

An inquest opening has heard Malcolm Ridley died at Brewery House 51AVÊÓÆµin the village of Caldbeck on January 27

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Dr Nicholas Shaw, assistant coroner for Cumbria, said: "The brief circumstances are that Mr Ridley was a farmer, and he had just undergone a veterinary inspection looking to the state of his stock. He was clearly somewhat distressed by it."
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Dr Nicholas Shaw, assistant coroner for Cumbria, said: "The brief circumstances are that Mr Ridley was a farmer, and he had just undergone a veterinary inspection looking to the state of his stock. He was clearly somewhat distressed by it."

A farmer from Cumbria was found dead at his home after a veterinary inspection. Malcolm Ridley, 63, died at Brewery House 51AVÊÓÆµin the village of Caldbeck on January 27, an inquest heard. READ NOW: Machinery...

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