Overview

• Senior coroner John Gittins told the hearing that Beard suffered a devastating brain injury caused by a hanging.
• Paramedics were called to his home in Deeside before he was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital, where he died.
• The hearing was adjourned for a full inquest at a later date to establish the precise circumstances.
• A commemorative service is scheduled for October 17 at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, with the family requesting donations to mental-health charities.
• Tributes across football highlighted his two WSL titles with Liverpool and managerial spells at Millwall, Chelsea, West Ham, Bristol City and Boston Breakers, while his son urged people to seek help, saying suicide is never the answer.