AN INQUEST is due to be held into the death of a man from Kendal next week.

John George Mitchell died at the age of 44 in Kendal on September 9 last year.

The inquest is due to take place at 2pm on October 27 at The Coroner's Court in Cockermouth.

The hearing is estimated to take one hour to come to a conclusion.

It will be overseen by coroner Mr Simon Ward who will make decisions based on the evidence.