Tragedy: The coroner s court A CORONER has heard moving tributes to a 24-year-old Carlisle man whose mother described him as “an all-round nice lad”. Daniel Kirk died in his bed at the Carlisle home he shared with his mum Janice and his brother James, an inquest in Cockermouth heard. Mr Kirk – who had struggled with depression, anxiety and chronic pain – died from the combined sedative effects of various pain-killing drugs he had taken, including morphine and Pregabalin, the hearing was told. As the inquest drew to a close, assistant coroner Robert Cohen invited comments from Mr Kirk’s parents. His mother said: “We all loved him.