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| JP Morgan exec killed himself leaping from UK building, inquest rules |
| 2014-05-21 |
| [The Peninsula] A JP Morgan technology expert who fell to his death from the bank's tower in London's Canary Wharf financial district, killed himself, an inquest concluded on Tuesday. Gabriel Magee, 39, a vice president with the corporate and investment bank's technology arm, plunged from the building in January, hitting a lower, 9th-floor roof. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was visible for hours to workers overlooking the JP Morgan tower in Canary Wharf. "I am wholly satisfied that Gabriel jumped off the 32nd floor with the intention of killing himself," senior coroner Mary Hassell said in her conclusion. She also said it was clear that work performance issues he had previously faced were consequences of personal troubles. The inquest got written evidence from a senior toxicologist that Magee, an American, had an alcohol level nearly three times the legal driving limit. An empty bottle of tequila was found among his possessions. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Don't give the bastards any ideas, P2k. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-05-21 13:08 |
| #4 ..there are still enough vintage models still in demand among the likes of many potential jumpers to cover the issue. However, with government mandates and trendy status eco-alternatives, that will be problem damn soon. The government missed that opportunity to fine the estate for illegal CO2 emissions. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-05-21 10:47 |
| #3 All cars especially nicer ones have very decent catalytic converters, so the suicide in the garage trick does not work. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-05-21 09:07 |
| #2 At the end, he was impressed by the gravity of the situation. Leapers endanger other people. Guess we should circulate 'How To' among the financial community to go home, take your liquor, and retire to run your Bentley in the garage with all the doors and windows closed so as not to present a projectile threat to everyone else. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-05-21 08:01 |
| #1 The inquest got written evidence from a senior toxicologist that Magee, an American, had an alcohol level nearly three times the legal driving limit. Making matters much worse, alcohol levels were literally off the legal charts for unassisted human flight. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-21 03:40 |