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A practical joker accidentally hanged himself on a conservatory door when he tried to play a prank on his wife.

Father-of-three Victor Hayles' last joke went 'horribly wrong' when he was found dead by his wife Susan in August.

After arriving home from a party shortly after midnight on the night he died, Mr Hayles took his dog for a walk.

When his wife went looking for him she made the grim discovery, finding her husband's body hanging from the conservatory door, his feet still touching the ground.

Portsmouth coroner David Horsley examining the circumstances of Mr Hayles' death, today recorded a verdict of accidental death and said the 57-year-old had been playing out a bizarre prank.

He said: 'I think it’s a prank that went horribly wrong and therefore I have to conclude it’s an accidental death.'

Mrs Hayles, who was married to her electrician husband for 18 years, said: 'We were relieved when the coroner ruled Victor’s death was an accident.

'We always knew he wouldn’t have committed suicide because he wasn’t very good at tolerating pain.

'It was just a practical joke that went horribly wrong.

'He was always pulling pranks and would pretend to electrocute himself when using the drill so I think this was just another of them.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2474829/Joker-accidentally-hanged-tried-play-dead-bizarre-prank-wife.html#ixzz2ij86kB00

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Submitted on 10/25/2013

Submitted by: Keith Kennedy
Reference: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2474829/.html 25.10.2013

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Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
Thanks, Keith, but accidental hangings are rather commonplace. Here's just one similar story involving an accidental hanging from our archives: http://darwinawards.com/slush/201010/pending20101006-152733.html


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
What Bruce said.


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