Age: 37
Sex: male
Date: 19 Sep 2021
Place: Bishport Avenue, Hartcliffe
Stephen Cadman was found dead in a tower block in Bishport Avenue in Hartcliffe on 16 September 2021.
He died from a single stab wound to the chest.
A 55-year-old woman was charged with his murder but the case against her was later dropped after significant new evidence was found, that being a call made to paramedics, minutes after his death, suggesting he wasn't killed.
Following the finding the judge directed a not guilty verdict on the woman.
The prosecution said:
The Crown Prosecution Service said:
Stephen Cadman's inquest on 10 April 2024 heard that it was not possible to determine how he received his injuries, with his post mortem examination finding that it was not possible to state with the wound was self-inflicted or the result of a third party, with either being possible.
It was heard that Stephen Cadman had had suffered with mental health, substance abuse and self-harm and that it was possible that he had taken his own life.
His inquest returned an open conclusion, stating: