- Professor Alan Clarke, 52, was located in a blue and black rubber suit
- He was director of the European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute
- A search celebration looked for him or her after he failed to return from a pet dog walk
- He was located dead in woods in Llangeview, near Usk, Monmouthshire
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Professor Alan Clarke, 52, was located by his wife and neighbours in a blue and black rubber match 3 hrs after taking the family’s pet dog for a walk
One of Britain’s best medical researchers was located dead in a rubber physique match in woodland in a bizarre sex fetish, an inquest heard today.
Professor Alan Clarke, 52, was located by his wife and neighbours in a blue and black rubber match 3 hrs after taking the family’s pet dog for a walk.
Prof Clarke, director of the European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute and the Cancer Research UK, was located dead in a hooded mask.
The hearing was told Prof Clarke’s wife Kathryn and 3 neighbours went looking for him or her after he failed to return estate from the pet dog walk.
The father-of-two was currently dead hanging from the tree dressed in the rubber suit.
Neighbour Steven Rogers told the hearing that he helped seek Prof Clarke on December 28 last year in Llangeview, near Usk, Monmouthshire.
He said: ‘Mrs Clarke came to my home anxious and upset and explained that her husband had gone out along with the pet dog earlier that afternoon and had not returned.
‘Throughout the search I could hear the rather distant sound of a pet dog barking.
‘I followed the sound in the chance that it was Tess the family dog.
‘Ultimately we located the pet dog on the opposite adverse of a stream from where we were walking.
‘As quickly as I reached her I looked about the location along with the assist of a torch and I enjoyed a man kneeling along with his face down.
‘His head was covered by a hood along with holes in it for eyes and a mouth.
‘He was putting on a thin blue jacket along with leather-adore trousers.
‘I couldn’t notice his face clearly however I knew it was Alan and I knew he was dead.’
Prof Clarke, based at Cardiff University, was a renowned expert in cancer research specialising in bowel, breast and prostate illnesses.
Pathologist Ian Thompson gave the trigger of death as asphyxiation by hanging.
Prof Clarke, director of the European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute and the Cancer Research UK, was located dead in a hooded mask
Coroner David Bowen told the Newport hearing: ‘In this case provided the evidence the death of Mr Clarke was an attempt of some sort of sexual gratification that went wrong.’
Mr Bowen told the hearing there was evidence Prof Clarke started putting on the rubber outfit after his wife Kathryn was diagnosed along with cancer.
He said: ‘In recent years Kathryn was diagnosed along with cancer and because she had been ill her husband had taken to putting on such an outfit.’
He added: ‘There was nil to suggest there was any type of 3rd celebration associated with his death.’
He recorded a conclusion of misadventure.
The inquest heard he had been preparation to take his family to the seaside the adhering to day. His wife said he had never ever talked regarding committing suicide.
She said: ‘He had also considerably to live for.’
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Neighbour Steven Rogers told a hearing that Professor Clarke was located in woodland near his estate in Llangeview (stock image)
After his death Professor Jim Murray, head of biosciences at Cardiff University, said: ‘The sudden and untimely death of Professor Alan Clarke will certainly be felt by all us that knew him or her and the wider scientific community.
‘He was an invaluable colleague, a patient and thoughtful mentor, and an excellent scientist and leader. At this tragic time our thoughts are along with his family, friends and close colleagues.’
Cardiff University chancellor Sir Martin Evans – a Nobel Prize winner for medicine – said: ‘The sudden and untimely death of Alan Clarke has actually drowned from us a friend, an eternally upbeat individualistic colleague and an exceptional scientist, teacher and leader.
‘Alan was constantly seen in T-shirt and jeans, he had no truck for formality and a match was for him or her a foreign garment.’
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