Estate agent who ‘couldn’t go on without partner’ killed himself – inquest

An estate agent who became distraught following the death of his wife and business partner from cancer took his own life using her medication, an inquest has revealed.

40-year-old Adam Thompson died at his home in Mulbarton near Norwich on October 10^th last year, just three months after his partner Lucy Thompson passed away after a long battle with cancer, aged 44.

The pair had run local estate agency called Reality but Lucy stepped down from running the firm she had founded after being diagnosed with cancer to concentrate on other things including fund raising.

Although the pair had been in a relationship for many years, they married in July 2019 after she was given the all-clear following treatment, but the cancer returned.

An inquest into the death of Adam Thompson had initially revealed that he died from opioid toxicity but it has also been reported that he killed himself using medicine left over after her death.

Loving, kind

The Eastern Daily Press reports that a statement released to the inquest by his family described him as a ‘loving, kind, and caring; a loving, devoted father, son, brother, and husband. He was very much loved by all, and he always had time for everyone and had many, many friends’.

It has also been reported that Adam “didn’t know how to go on” after Lucy’s death, but the death of a close family member and his dog had contributed to his decision to end his life.

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