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Ex-mayor died by suicide after arrest - coroner

  • Cahal Burke, a long-serving Kirklees councillor and former Huddersfield mayor, was found dead in March and a coroner ruled his death a suicide due to drug toxicity.
  • He had been arrested in February on suspicion of an online sexual offence and was suspended from the Liberal Democrats while on bail.
  • West Yorkshire Police say inquiries continue as tributes are paid and the local community responds to the news.
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