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| Mosley's son died of drug abuse | |
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| The son of Formula One boss Max Mosley died of non-dependent drug abuse, a coroner has ruled. | The son of Formula One boss Max Mosley died of non-dependent drug abuse, a coroner has ruled. |
| Alexander Mosley, 39, was discovered dead at a property in Notting Hill, west London, on 5 May. | Alexander Mosley, 39, was discovered dead at a property in Notting Hill, west London, on 5 May. |
| The restaurateur had been using "hard drugs for many years", an inquest into his death had been told. | The restaurateur had been using "hard drugs for many years", an inquest into his death had been told. |
| Westminster Coroner's Court heard he had been using heroin and crack cocaine, and had recently been treated for depression. | Westminster Coroner's Court heard he had been using heroin and crack cocaine, and had recently been treated for depression. |
| He was discovered by his cleaner slumped at his desk wearing only his boxer shorts and surrounded by drug-taking paraphernalia. | |
| 'Go missing' | |
| His friend and personal assistant Ramona Rainy told the court that Mr Mosley, known as Al, had been using heroin and crack cocaine. | |
| In a statement read to the court she said: "I was aware Al had been using hard drugs for many years and would often go missing for days at a time." | |
| She said that she knew Mr Mosley had also been seeing a doctor who was treating him for depression. | |
| His cleaner Samara Fodoti said in a statement she believed Mr Mosley was out but discovered him while cleaning his office on the third floor. | |
| I screamed his name, I didn't know what to do Cleaner Samara Fodoti | |
| She said: "I saw him at his desk. It was obvious he was dead. I screamed his name, I didn't know what to do." | |
| She said there was blood around his mouth and what appeared to be drugs on his desk. | |
| Mr Mosley had fought depression as well as a "long-term" addiction involving the abuse of heroin and cocaine, according to his doctors' reports. | |
| Tests found his urine tested positive for cocaine, ketamine, MDMA (ecstasy) and heroin or morphine. | |
| A post-mortem examination revealed no definite cause of death but uncovered puncture-type wounds around Mr Mosley's elbows and groin. | |
| Harriet Hill, a lawyer for the Mosley family, pointed out that a shopping list was found, with reminders to deal with everyday items such as "plants, coffee, haircut". |