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Royal Navy officer hanged himself ‘by accident’ in Bahrain, inquest finds
By Phil Miller at Milton Keynes coroner’s court
The Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth

A BRITISH sailor hanged himself “by accident” at a Royal Navy base in the Gulf, a coroner has concluded.

Thirty-year-old Lieutenant Steven Clark was found dead at the Mina Salman facility in Bahrain on December 10 2018.

An inquest in the lieutenant’s hometown of Milton Keynes on Friday ruled out suicide or foul play.

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