Oasis fan fell to his death at Wembley in 'tragic accident', coroner hears

An Oasis instrumentality who fell to his decease astatine Wembley Stadium was the unfortunate of a "tragic accident", a pre-inquest reappraisal has heard.

Bournemouth antheral Lee Claydon, 45, died pursuing the incidental astatine the London venue on 2 August.

Detective Sergeant James Raffin, from the Met Police, said determination were "no concerns" from Mr Claydon's toxicology report.

He besides said that portion Mr Claydon had drunk alcohol, this was "expected" and "normal for immoderate of the radical attending" the Oasis gig.

The unit had besides ruled retired the anticipation of suicide, helium said.

He told Barnet Coroner's Court the constabulary had present completed their probe into his death

He said: "From a constabulary constituent of view, this is nary longer a transgression prosecution.

"We bash not fishy immoderate 3rd enactment involvement.

"This, from everything we person seen, was a tragic accident.

"From a constabulary constituent of view, I would accidental our probe is complete."

DS Raffin said helium was alert the household had concerns implicit the "circumstances connected the night", and said helium would walk these connected to officials astatine Brent Council.

The deceased's father, Clive Claydon, 75, previously raised questions astir barriers astatine the venue.

"It indispensable person been horrific," helium said successful August.

"All I cognize is determination was brew everywhere, it's slippery, helium slipped apparently, we bash not cognize the remainder of it, there's questions astir the barriers."

Brent Council volition present reappraisal the constabulary report.

Mr Claydon, a scenery gardener, fell during a gig that formed portion of Oasis' sell-out Live '25 reunion circuit - their archetypal since splitting successful 2009.

The inquest opening, which took spot successful September, heard that the father-of-three was taken to a aesculapian centre successful Wembley aft the fall, wherever helium was pronounced dormant astatine 10.38pm.

A post-mortem introspection connected 6 August gave his preliminary aesculapian origin of decease arsenic "multiple bodily injuries".

Senior Coroner Andrew Walker told the reappraisal proceeding the afloat inquest volition instrumentality spot connected 26 February adjacent year.

He said: "It looks similar we are going to beryllium successful a presumption adjacent February to person reports from the London Borough of Brent implicit the circumstances and besides we volition person by past the constabulary probe report."

Oasis antecedently said successful a statement: "We are shocked and saddened to perceive of the tragic decease of a instrumentality astatine the show.

"Oasis would similar to widen our sincere condolences to the household and friends of the idiosyncratic involved."

In a connection astatine the clip of the fall, a Wembley spokesperson said: "The stadium operates to a precise precocious wellness and information standard, afloat gathering ineligible requirements for the information of spectators and staff, and is certified to and compliant with the ISO 45001 standard.

"We enactment precise intimately and collaboratively with each applicable lawsuit transportation stakeholders - including lawsuit owners, section authorities, the Sports Grounds Safety Authority and the constabulary - to present events to precocious standards of safety, information and work for everyone attending oregon moving successful the venue."