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LEE'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY GATHER FOR FITTING TRIBUTE 

Jump to full article: This is South Wales (uk) (Evening Post), 2008-06-14

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Ancient Egyptians were buried with their riches, and Buddhists carry their personal items to the afterworld.But Penlan kitchen porter Lee John was buried with a cigarette in one hand and a can of cider in the other. And that's exactly the send-off he would have wanted, said his mother Carol.

The 21-year-old was found dead on the floor of the family home in Heol Pen Tir Garw, in Penlan, a week ago. Mystery surrounds the cause of his death, but his father Mervyn believes it could be linked to Lee not taking the medication he was prescribed after suffering a head injury seven months ago.

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