Overview
- East London coroner Graeme Irvine concluded Isaac died from renal failure caused by rhabdomyolysis due to the combined effects of mitochondrial cytopathy and cocaine ingestion.
- It was deemed impossible to determine how, when or in what manner the cocaine was taken, and the coroner excluded voluntary ingestion given Isaac’s disability.
- The coroner noted suspicious elements in the evidence, including inaccuracies during an ambulance call, but said suspicion alone could not support a finding of unlawful killing.
- Police told the court there is insufficient evidence to identify a suspect or prove a chain of causation, so no criminal case can proceed.
- Isaac’s death was initially certified as natural until routine toxicology detected cocaine metabolites, a result flagged by his GP that led to the inquest.