A man killed himself after strangling his girlfriend during the sexual investigation

A man who strangled his girlfriend during sex took his own life hours later, an inquest heard.

Luke Cannon, 31, was found dead in woodland near Bradford Royal Infirmary the day after doctors told him his partner Georgia Brooke, 26, had died.

Bradford Coroner’s Court heard the couple took the drug GHB before having sex at Mr Cannon’s home on February 3, 2022.

Mr Cannon called an ambulance after Ms Brooke passed out, but she was pronounced dead five minutes after arriving at hospital.

The court heard text messages between the couple showed the choking was consensual.

Senior Coroner Martin Fleming said Mr Cannon had intended to take his own life and recorded a verdict of suicide.

The inquest into the dancer’s death was told how police wanted to speak to Mr Cannon on suspicion of murder, but he fled the hospital through a fire door before they could do so.

In his conclusion at the inquest into Miss Brooke’s death, Mr Fleming said that while there was “no evidence” Mr Cannon had tried to kill his girlfriend, he must have used “excessive” force on her neck to she to die.

He went on to describe the practice of sexual suffocation as “dangerous” and said it “too often ends in fatal consequences.”

At Mr Cannon’s inquest on Thursday, Sergeant Phil Hardwick, of West Yorkshire Police, said Mr Cannon called an ambulance to his home in Woodhall Avenue, Bradford, at around 11.25pm ​​GMT.

Miss Brooke had taken GHB, which he called ‘G’, and they continued to have sex, he told paramedics.

She was taken to hospital in an ambulance and he continued in a second vehicle, arriving around 00:25.

Det Det Hardwick said Mr Cannon was “extremely remorseful and beside himself” and appeared on CCTV footage “crying, pacing around and in a general state of distress”.

Minutes later he was told his girlfriend had died, the inquest heard.

After unsuccessfully trying to contact Miss Brooke’s mother, he left the hospital at around 00:45 and headed towards a wooded area off Duckworth Lane.

His body was found by a member of the public at around 09:25 the next morning, Det Sgt Hardwick said.

A post-mortem examination found traces of GHB, cocaine and Viagra in his blood, the hearing heard.

Following the inquest, hospital staff had already contacted the police as they had concerns about the nature of Miss Brooke’s death.

Mr Cannon’s parents Jane and Mikhail told the hearing that their son – who grew up in Hebden Bridge – worked as a model and TV personality between jobs as a personal trainer and hard worker.

Ms Cannon said he was a “wonderful man who lit up the room”.

She said she would always go out of her way to help others and cheer them up and believed she had found her soulmate in Miss Brooke.

She said he enjoyed leading a healthy lifestyle, with interests including hiking, going to the gym, cycling and spending quiet evenings with his family.

However, the inquest heard evidence from his GP and the Recovery Steps Calderdale drug and alcohol service that he had a history of steroid and cocaine use.

He also heard how Mr. Cannon called Miss Brooke “Chloe” instead of Georgia after he accidentally said the wrong name to her when he was drunk and got stuck.

At Miss Brooke’s inquest, her mother Samantha Beaumont said she believed this was a way of controlling her in the relationship.

But Mrs Cannon said her son had always spoken fondly of Miss Brooke, saying they had a balanced relationship and she had seen no evidence of coercion.

The coroner offered his “heartfelt condolences” to Mrs Cannon and said he hoped the families would one day be able to sit on the happy memories of their children.

“It will take some time, but I hope that day will come,” he said.