A YOUNG man who died after falling from a roof in York city centre has been named as an inquest opened into his death.

Monday, 5 December 2022 12:16

By Mike Laycock

He was Joel Matthew Addyman, 20, of Dringhouses, who died of a traumatic brain injury after being taken to York Hospital following the incident on November 23.

He was Joel Matthew Addyman, 20, of Dringhouses, who died of a traumatic brain injury after being taken to York Hospital following the incident on November 23.

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