A TALENTED poet fell to his death from a quarry cliff top in Horwich just weeks after learning his mother was suffering from cancer.

Bolton Coroners Court heard that Roabbi Bhuiyan, who was born in Bolton and attended Turton High School, was upset at the news his mother was ill but was “optimistic” about the future.

But after an argument with a girl he was living with, the 32-year-old went missing from his home in Colmore Street, Tonge Moor.

The inquest heard Mr Bhuiyan, who went missing in May of this year, had been diagnosed with schizophrenia but was being successfully treated for the condition. He had first become ill when he lived in Glasgow in 2002 after completing a masters degree in philosophy.

The inquest was told he had experimented with cannabis while living with friends and this may have caused drug-induced psychosis.

His body was found two weeks after he went missing, on Wednesday, June 11, by workers at the quarry off Makinson Lane.

His father, Dr Fazlur Bhuiyan, last saw his son two days before he went missing.

He said: “He came to my house for lunch. He looked unkempt and was restless, going outside to smoke more often. He had also lost weight.

“Something was troubling him but I got the impression he was hopeful about the future.”

The inquest heard evidence from pathologist Dr David Bisset, who said Mr Bhuiyan had sustained injuries to his face and fractured his arms, legs and skull.

He said Mr Bhuiyan died from multiple injuries.

Community psychiatric nurse Karen Daniels visited Mr Bhuiyan every two weeks in the months leading up to his death.

She treated him with an anti-psychotic drug and also spoke to him about his plans for the future.

She told the court he planned to publish a book of his poetry and was considering going back into further education. She said he had not expressed any intention of harming himself and was positive about the outcome of his mother’s illness.

Assistant deputy coroner, Peter Watson, recorded an open verdict.

He said: “I have no doubt that Mr Bhuiyan did the act and that it was his decision to fall from the top of the cliff.

“But I am not satisfied that your son intended to put an end to his life.”

After the inquest, Dr Bhuiyan paid tribute to his son.

He said: “He was a very kind, compassionate, articulate, creative person.

“He was very thoughtful and a talented poet. He will be greatly missed.”