A STEPFATHER of three died following a "lethal" drug overdose, an inquest heard.
Lloyd Moir was discovered by his partner dead in bed at his home in Anlaby on January 20. He was 27.
An inquest heard how Mr Moir had taken £25 from his partner, Kirsty Brooks, the day before and told his family he was heading to Morrisons supermarket.
When he returned home at about 8pm that evening, he was "covered in mud and smelled strongly of alcohol".
Mr Moir went straight to bed. When Miss Brooks woke at 7.30am, she noticed he was not breathing and, after calling an ambulance, tried to save his life before paramedics arrived.
Today, family members have paid tribute to a "kind" man.
Miss Brooks said: "We met each other in 2009 and we began living together straight away. We were very happy together.
"He treated me well and he treated my daughters like they were his own. They called him dad. I can't ever fault him for that.
"But he started to binge drink and take drugs such as heroin. That's when we experienced difficult times.
"He took £25 from my purse the day before he died and he came back that night and went straight to bed.
"He was covered in mud and stank of alcohol. I'm sure he was under the influence of something else, too.
"When I went to bed that night, Lloyd was sleeping in an awkward position so I moved him slightly.
"He was snoring very loudly, which was unlike him, too."
When Miss Brooks's three children came into the bedroom in the morning, none of them could wake Mr Moir.
Miss Brooks immediately rang the ambulance service before desperately trying to save her partner's life.
She said: "I began doing CPR to save Lloyd's life, but it was unsuccessful."
Hull Royal Infirmary pathologist Justin Cooke confirmed a number of substances had been identified in Mr Moir's system, including a "lethal" amount of methadone. A high level of morphine and alcohol were also discovered.
Tracey Mitchell, Mr Moir's mother, said: "As a boy, Lloyd was a happy child and we all enjoyed family holidays together.
"He was always very kind and he had a heart of gold.
"Once he even asked to borrow a pound so he could give it to a homeless man on the street.
"He was great with kids and he made me very proud to be his mother."
The inquest at Hull Coroner's Court heard how Mr Moir had spent time in prison in 2008 after he robbed two US tourists in the city.
Delivering a verdict of accidental death, coroner Paul Stott said: "The amount of drugs Mr Moir had taken was very dangerous, but he didn't intend to take his own life. This was a tragic accident."
