An estate agency director who died in October, less than four months after his wife lost her battle with cancer, was killed by cocaine toxicity, a court has heard.
Adam Thompson, who ran Reality Estate Agent in Norwich alongside his beloved wife, Lucy, died earlier this year.
An inquest, which opened into his death on Friday, heard that he had died on 10 October at his home in Mulbarton.
His death came just months after his wife died following a battle with breast cancer spanning more than five years.
Jacqueline Lake, senior coroner for Norfolk, said that pathologists had identified his medical cause of death as cocaine and opioid toxicity.
A spokesman for Reality Estate Agent said at the time: “It is with great sadness that I have to announce the passing of my fellow director Adam, who tragically lost his battle with life, while grieving the recent death of his wife Lucy.
“My sincere condolences are with his family and children at this time.”
Adam joined Reality Estate Agent in 2016 as a director after Lucy founded the company in 2009.
The pair got married at Norwich Cathedral on 13 July 2019, after Lucy had been given the all-clear by doctors.
But she was told by doctors in June 2020 that she had multiple tumours on her liver as a result of secondary breast cancer.
Lucy and Adam, with friends, raised almost £14,000 for the Big C charity through a series of fund-raising events, including the couple skydiving at Ellough helicopter base near Beccles in May 2021.
A 400-mile cycle ride and 25km walk were also part of those efforts and Lucy’s sisters Sandy and Hayley were part of a team which took part in a firewall for the Big C at Castle Gardens in Norwich in August.
Tributes after well-known estate agency founder dies at 44
