AN inquest has opened into the death of a Portsmouth man who was found unresponsive in a Southampton car park.

Donald Derek Jobe, 39, of Milton Road, Portsmouth, died at the Bedford Place Multi-storey Car Park on July 8 last year, a court heard.

The inquest into Mr Jobe's death was opened at Winchester Coroners' Court by senior coroner Christopher Wilkinson on Thursday, March 6.

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Mr Wilkinson said that Mr Jobe was discovered unresponsive in the car park, with no life-saving opportunities present.

The preliminary cause of death has been given as mixed substance misuse.

The full inquest has been adjourned to take place in Winchester on August 18.