A CORONER has opened an inquest into the death of a stag night reveller who fell more than 20ft through a roof in Worcester.

Birmingham Coroner Iain Cotter opened and adjourned the inquest into the death of Thomas Wilkes, the 21-year-old who died on Sunday, June 30.

Tom had gone missing from Tramps nightclub at around 1am on Sunday, June 23, during his cousin's stag night.

After a frantic search, Tom was found lying in a pool of blood more than 48 hours later in the Cromwell Street fruit market.

Police believe he fell more than 20ft through the roof of the market on to a concrete floor.

He was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital, but was transferred to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he died from severe head and spinal injuries.

Parents John and Christine, of Sedgley, West Midlands, were at his side when he died.

They were told by the coroner that he hoped to hold the full inquest on Thursday, August 29.

Music-lover Tom had started a new job in internet sales at HMV Merlin Park Distribution Centre, near Birmingham, only weeks before his death.

Colleagues, as well as family friends and staff at the Maximillian Hotel, where he was due to be staying during the stag weekend, were devastated by the news of his death.

Police are searching for information about Tom's death, which is still largely unexplained.

It is being investigated by the environmental health department at Worcester City Council.

Police are particularly interested in talking to the taxi driver who took Tom from Tramps nightclub, in Angel Place, to the Maximillian Hotel in Cromwell Street.

Anyone with information should call police on 01905 723888.