Man crushed to death under car while stealing part
Daniel Stephens died while trying to steal a catalytic converter from a BMW on High Street, Cymmer, in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Daniel Stephens, 25, of Blaenavon, Torfaen, was found beneath a BMW in a car park on High Street, Cymmer, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 12 August, at about 06:00 BST.The car's owner told the inquest in Pontypridd he noticed Mr Stephens' legs protruding from under his BWM. PC Leah Jeffries, who was at the scene, told the inquest Mr Stephens was "cold and stiff" and she could see his "chest was crushed" when the car was raised.Mr Stephens' friend Aron Godfrey, with whom he had been living in Ynysybwl weeks before he died, told the inquest Mr Stephens had been "down and stressed" because he needed money for a court case to try and get more access to his children.
After waking at 05:00 to see Mr Stephens had not returned, he said he drove to Cymmer and saw people standing around the car and emergency services arriving.Following a post-mortem examination, the cause of death was determined as "crush asphyxia".
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