Man accidentally named as paedophile by police in 'human error' took his own life

A man took his own life after wrongly being named as a paedophile in a "human error" by police. Brian Temple was 34-years-old when he died on December 31, 2017. Six months earlier, on June 8, he had been arrested for allegedly stealing a pack of sausage rolls from Greggs.

The first day of his inquest on Monday, June 20, heard that upon arriving home from custody, Mr Temple gave his release papers to his then-girlfriend. But unbeknown to him, law enforcement had made an error in which they had produced the wrong information.

The letter stated he been in custody for inciting sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl, which he had not. Teesside Coroner's Court heard that Mr Temple's then-girlfriend began telling people of the incorrect information, which in turn caused people to lash out at the Redcar man.

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He was reportedly verbally abused in the street, attacked in his own home and hit around the head by a golf club. To deal with the aggression he had experienced, the court heard Mr Temple began to drink heavily and take a mixture of both prescribed medication and recreational drugs, such as cocaine.

Coroner Claire Bailey explained that a toxicology report carried out by Dr Cooper found Brian had 134mg of alcohol in his system, as well as a mixture of cocaine, Diazepam, Zopiclone and Pregablin, but that these did not contribute to his death. Dr Cooper concluded that Mr Temple's death was as a result of hanging.

His body was found by his brother Anthony, after his mum's partner, Paul Daley, became concerned that they had not heard from him all day. Coroner officer Nick Owen read statements