A HAMPSHIRE man who had been diagnosed with cancer died of a heart attack, an inquest heard.

Raymond Richards, of Asford Grove, Eastleigh, was a roadside recovery operator and his wife said he had been diagnosed with cancer.

But an inquest in Winchester on Wednesday (August 21) heard that the 65-year-old suffered a heart attack at his home and died on May 3.

Coroner for Central Hampshire, Grahame Short, recorded a verdict of death due to natural causes.