Maloney: I don’t know why Darren might have feared me

Boxing promoter Frank Maloney broke down in tears as he said he had no idea why Irish Olympic medallist Darren Sutherland would have been frightened of him.

Mr Maloney told an inquest that he had been painted as a monster during the hearing at Croydon Coroner’s Court into the death of the bronze medallist boxer.

Mr Sutherland, 27, was found dead at his home in Bromley, Kent, on Sept 14, 2009, by Mr Maloney, who represented him and who had become concerned for his welfare when he failed to answer his phone.