A MURDER probe was called off when it was discovered that a former Scunthorpe steelworker inflicted fatal knife wounds on himself, an inquest heard.
John Smith, 69, was found dead outside the doorway of his home in Carnforth Crescent, Grimsby, shortly before 6.30am on May 25 last year.
Paul Kelly, coroner for Grimsby and Cleethorpes, ruled that Mr Smith died from self-inflicted knife wounds to the chest but said he "can't be absolutely sure or satisfied" that he wanted to take his...
