Sad and weird: Collector killed by his own hoard (BBC)

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A "compulsive" collector who hoarded tonnes of rubbish probably died when some of the items fell on him at his home, an inquest has heard.

John Jones' house in Aberystwyth was so full that he built a network of tunnels so he could move around in it.

Four tonnes of rubbish had to be removed from the 62-year-old's bedroom before police could carry his body out through a window, the inquest was told.

Ceredigion coroner Peter Brunton recorded a verdict of accidental death.

The inquest in Aberystwyth was told Mr Jones, a widower who weighed 20 stone and had mobility problems, had collected rubbish for more than 20 years.
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1 tonne = 1000 kg = 2200 lbs = 1.1 ton
1 stone = 14 lb