Shropshire balti restaurant chef died from drug overdose
A father and chef died after a drug overdose while visiting a friend, an inquest ruled.
Razaq Mahmood, who was 47, lived in Wellington and worked at a Balti restaurant in Wem. He was born in Shrewsbury.
Mr Mahmood, who was known to his family as Zaq, was visiting a friend in Cordwell Park, Wem, on the evening of December 22 last year when he collapsed, and an ambulance was called.
Despite CPR being given, Mr Mahmood's death was confirmed on the morning of December 23.
This week an inquest into his death heard the results of a post-mortem toxicology report.
The report found a mix of high levels of alcohol, cocaine and opiates in his body, leading to the pulmonary edema which caused his death.
Shropshire's coroner John Ellery delivered a verdict that Mr Mahmood suffered a drugs-related death.
He said: "He was a family man and he must be sorely missed."
