A “kind, genuine and considerate” man from Bolton with underlying medical conditions died at the age of 35 after a cardiorespiratory collapse.

An inquest into the death of Daniel Newton is taking place this week.

Bolton Coroners Court heard he had suffered from Hunter syndrome as well as epilepsy and had a pacemaker in place.

The conditions means that he required round the clock care.

Mother Angela Newton revealed how she discovered he had been taken to hospital on November 12 last year.

She said she had been on the way to his home on Haydock Street in the centre of Bolton when she got a call from his carers.

She then tried to call them back and got to his house and found no lights were on.

Following this she said she got a message from a carer stating he had been taken to hospital.

Her partner then picked her up.

The pair then stopped at an Aldi and she said: “He has gone hasn’t he?”

Mr Newton died at the Royal Bolton Hospital later that day.

His mother described him as a “kind, genuine and considerate person” who “had a passion for drawing” and a “funny lad who did not take himself too seriously.”

She also said he “tried to make everybody laugh with his jokes.”

Doctor Patrick Waugh, who carried out a postmortem, said he had suffered a sudden cardiorespiratory arrest.

He said the death was caused by asphyxia in the upper airways which was in keeping with his medical history.

He said he had tracheomalacia caused by hunter syndrome which had contributed to the death.

The inquest, before Coroner Stephen Pollard, continues.