‘No evidence’ Speed intended to take own life

Former Wales football manager Gary Speed was found hanged in his home after rowing with his wife, his inquest heard yesterday.

Speed and his wife, Louise, had been going through “ups and downs” but were “working through” their problems, she told the hearing at Warrington Coroners Court.

The couple, who married in 1996, were arguing against a background of “stresses” connected to the 42-year-old’s job managing the Welsh national team, Cheshire Coroner Nicholas Rheinberg was told.