Michael John Gate, of Mill Hill, was found deceased on July 30, 2024, by his partner of 14 years, Nicola Chapman.
Ms Chapman lived separately from Mr Gate, but said in a statement that they had a ‘great relationship’. She became concerned about him on July 30 as she had not heard from him and wasn’t answering calls.
The family went to investigate, and finding his door unlocked, made the tragic discovery.
Neighbours, who were outside on a sunny day, called the police.
Paramedics arrived and pronounced Mr Gate dead at 5.39pm.
Attendant police officers found an ‘exceptionally tidy and clean’ house, and no suspicious circumstances.
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Ms Chapman’s statement that in the past year, ‘Michael began distancing himself from his family’.
She said that she phoned him on July 25, and he ‘seemed normal’, but he had texted her around a month prior saying that ‘he was going to kill himself’.
The statement said: “I didn’t think he would actually ever do it.”
Mr Gate’s father,…
