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Tooting Man Killed By Cigarette  

A Tooting man found in a bed which had caught fire was killed by a smouldering cigarette, an inquest heard last week.

Stephen Wachira, 46, of Ipswich Road, dropped the cigarette on to clothing surrounding the bed, causing the house fire that claimed his life on February 18.

A postmortem examintaion revealed signs of smoke inhalation suggesting Mr Wachira had died in his sleep as the room around him ignited.

When fire services arrived they found the first floor bedroom was locked from the inside and several cigarette butts, empty beer cans and vodka bottles were strewn across the floor.

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