The Man With No Name…

…well, actually, he does have a name, but Oxfordshire coroner Darren Salter thinks it should be kept secret:

Mr Salter would only identify the man as Christopher H, claiming he was worried about the safety of children connected to the dead man.

Ah, you can do a lot, can’t you, if you just claim it’s ‘for the children!!!’…

The Oxford Mail opposed Mr Salter’s unusual decision, saying he could not hold an inquest in public in which the deceased person was not properly identified.

Mr Salter said: “He has a highly unusual surname and it is my decision not to make public the surname of the individual. He is not anyone well-known, just a normal person, but we have an unusual surname.”

He recorded a verdict of a drug and drink-related death.

Very curious…