AN inquest has been opened into the death of a man found hanging from the rafters at his Kidderminster home.

David Ash was last seen alive on Friday, June 14, by his brother Nigel, who found his body in the loft space of his Dowles Road home a day later.

A post-mortem confirmed the 40-year-old died from hanging.

County deputy coroner Tim Sherwood adjourned the hearing to a date to be fixed.