Man died from auto-erotic asphyxiation, inquest told

An inquest into the death of a man who died due to autoerotic asphyxiation heard the practice can be lethal if anything goes wrong.

Graham Egan, aged 41, of Kenilworth Road, Rathmines, Dublin, was found unresponsive in a shed to the rear of his home on January 23, 2015. The man’s partner, Alan Bigley told Dublin Coroner’s Court that the couple, together 11 years, had had dinner the previous evening and sat together watching TV. Mr Bigley went to bed shortly after midnight.

“Graham said he was going out to the shed to chill out. We use it as a discreet playroom,” he said.