Clive Makoni.
A FORMER footballer who took his own life was found dead on the day he was due to appear in court to face a rape allegation.
Clive Makoni, 26, of Burgess Road, Southampton, was found hanged at a Airbnb he was renting in Kings Somborne on September 9 last year.
South London Magistrates' Court confirmed that on the day he was found dead, the 26-year-old had been due to face a charge of rape and two other sexual assaults.
Area coroner Jason Pegg said Mr Makoni's body was found by a cleaner.
A post-mortem examination showed he was more than twice the drink-drive limit. He also had a low level of cocaine in his blood from previous recreational use.