AN epileptic died at 33 after suffering a seizure at home, an inquest heard.
Richard Graham, of Veevers Street, Burnley, was found on August 4 after collapsing from the fit.
A small bite on the tip of his tongue revealed by a post mortem examination showed he had died from epilepsy.
The inquest heard Mr Graham had suffered from the illness for some time and had suffered a serious head injury by falling over in a seizure. He had been given mediaction to control the fits but often failed to take it.
Acting East Lancashire Coroner Richard Taylor concluded that Mr Graham had died as a result of the seizure and recorded a verdict of death by natural causes.
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