AN INQUEST has been opened into the death of a Kingswinford man who died after falling from a rented villa in Qatar.

David Allport, 57, of Larch Road, was found dead in the Middle Eastern country on October 11 and Worcestershire Coroners have today opened a hearing into his death.

The medical causes of death, which will be confirmed at the inquest, were cardiac arrest, septic shock and complications of multiple traumatic injuries after a fall from height.

The inquest was adjourned until March 10, 2016.