A 38-year-old maths teacher who became fixated on his health following a fracture died after taking his own life, a court has heard. 

Laurence Mann, a married father-of-two, broke his collarbone after falling off his bicycle on a family holiday at Center Parcs.

At an inquest into his death, the court heard how Mr Mann visited the emergency room at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn on Friday, February 17. 

Three days later, he returned to the fracture clinic and was told it would take six weeks to heal and he was not to participate in sport for three months. 

As a result, he took time off work, and it was during this time that he became very concerned about the bone not healing. 

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On the afternoon of Sunday, February 26, his wife, Tamsin Mann, called 999 after finding her husband hanging in their garage.  

Despite attempts to save his life, he was declared dead at the scene. 

Following his death, police officers found around 150 online searches had been carried out in just four days about fracture healing times and long-term problems.

Mrs Mann, who met her husband at university and married in 2014, paid tribute to him in a statement read out in court. 

"We had two wonderful boys together,” she said.  

“Laurence took being a father very seriously and lived for his family.

“Over the last few years, he became more focused on his physical health and fitness with the intention of living the best life he could for as long as possible and being a positive role model to his children.

“Laurence was a respected secondary teacher who went out of his way to support staff and his pupils.”

The inquest, led by Jacqueline Lake, senior coroner for Norfolk, took place on Friday, August 25 at Norfolk Coroner’s Court, Norwich.  

Ms Lake recorded a conclusion of suicide. 

Laurence Edward Gerald Mann was born on July 5, 1984, in Ely in Cambridgshire. He died at his home in Downham Market. 

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