A man who died after apparently falling from a window in a Surbiton block of flats has been named.

Thomas Edward Nichol, 44, died on Monday, December 15, in St Leonard’s Road.

An inquest into the death of Mr Nichol, who lived in Rouilac, France, was opened and adjourned on Monday, December 22, at West London Coroner’s Court.

The provisional cause of death was listed as head injuries, subject to confirmation at a later hearing.