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A tattooist videoed himself "dying" on a bed moments before he succumbed to a fatal drugs overdose.
Ben Seed was staying at a friend's flat in Margate when he "took too many drugs and accidentally killed himself".
In the self-filmed videos, the 30-year-old is said to accuse a dealer of giving him powerful drugs which ultimately led to his death last February.
Described as having a "heart too big for his body", the popular tattooist had been sofa surfing and was staying in Ethelbert Crescent, in Cliftonville.
He was found motionless in a bedroom - with post mortem results showing morphine, cocaine, and cannabis in his system.
An inquest into Mr Seed's sudden death concluded with assistant coroner Joanne Andrews ruling a fatal morphine overdose and cardiomyopathy as the cause.
He was discovered dead on the afternoon of February 11, but is believed to have died in the early hours.
The videos filmed on the night of his death were not shown to the coroners court at County Hall, in Maidstone.
They are alleged to include Mr Seed saying 'what is this **** you've given me? It's killing me.'
His family say the videos - filmed at about 2.20am - show the Margate dad struggling.
"It's him dying, it's him scared," they said.
Police say the footage can not be traced, and it is not known who has seen the videos, or who they were intended to be shown too.
Giving evidence, DS Munday said Mr Seed "didn't seem his normal self" in the days leading up to February 11.
He was said to be having problems with the mother of his child and had been out drug dealing on day of his death.
"He was dealing drugs for a drug line and coming in and out with various drugs that were stored in a Kinder egg," DS Munday said.
"I believe he took too many drugs and accidentally killed himself."
A Kinder egg capsule full of drug wraps were discovered in Mr Seed's jeans pocket.
The 30-year-old, who leaves behind four siblings, was well-known in the town and worked at tattoo studio Reaperz, near Margate train station.
Summing up, Ms Andrews said: "He had fatal level of morphine in his blood.
"Remember the good memories you have of the man whose heart was too big for his body..."
"There were no suspicious circumstances to his death.
"There is no hint that Ben tried to take his own life - it was a drugs related death.
"I am so very, very sad for your loss.
"I hope that now it's concluded, you will get the opportunity to remember the good memories you have of the man whose heart was too big for his body."
