A DEPRESSED man jumped to his death from a Burnley town centre car park after drinking a morning cup of coffee and kissing his partner goodbye.

Francis Martin Boland, 42, of Harrogate Crescent, Burnley, left his home and drove to the top of St Peter's car park in Church Street.

He was found dead by a businessman at 8.50am on March 1.

Mr Boland, who was known as Martin, was an epileptic who suffered from depression and had been given medication for both illnesses by doctors.

His partner, Pauline Wallace, said that at the beginning of March, Martin appeared to be anxious and depressed but no more than usual. There was no indication that he may do harm to himself.

She said Mr Boland had been suffering from highs and lows of depression and had wanted to change his medication.

In a statement to police Mrs Wallace described how on the day of his death Mr Boland got ready as normal by having a shower, a shave and getting dressed.

After having a cup of coffee he told Mrs Wallace that he was going to get a paper and see his step-father.

He gave her a goodbye kiss and said: "See you later."

At 11.30am, police officers came to the house to tell Mrs Wallace that he had been found dead.

Mrs Wallace said: "There was no time in the relationship that Martin told me he had wanted to harm himself, though he had said some years ago that he wanted to

hang himself but didn't have the bottle."

Ian Russell, a company director, told police he discovered the body at 8.50am on March 13 while he was attending Burnley Business Centre in Massey Street.

He said: "I was driving on to the car park in order to turn around. On entering the car park, I looked to my left and I could see a body 20 metres away.

"I stopped the vehicle got out and phoned the police on my mobile phone."

Dr Zuhair Twaij who carried out the post-mortem said the death was caused by multiple injuries.

In recording a verdict of suicide Acting Coroner for East Lancashire Richard Taylor said that there was no suggestion of foul play and that it was a deliberate act by the deceased to take his own life.