Young men 'didn't look like they'd killed someone', Chesterfield man's inquest hears

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The knife which police believe was used to stab a Chesterfield man was found in a flat close to where he died, an inquest heard.

Darren Broadbent, 35, was found dead at a flat in Thorntree Court, Grangewood, on August 1, 2016, with a stab wound to his chest.

An inquest into Mr Broadbent’s death is taking place at Chesterfield coroners’ court this week.

On Monday, the inquest heard how Mr Broadbent, of Grindlow Avenue, Boythorpe, died after attempting to rob two young men from Sheffield - Jaiden Browne-Evans, who was 18 at the time, and a teenager who cannot be identified because of his age and will be referred to as Boy A.

The court was told the intended robbery was the brainchild of Mr Broadbent’s friend, Susan Shaw. She is currently serving a six-year prison sentence for conspiracy to commit robbery.

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Giving evidence on Tuesday, Thomas Ludlam - who lived in a flat at Birchwood Court, Grangewood, at the time of Mr Broadbent’s death - said he used to buy heroin and crack cocaine from Mr Browne-Evans and Boy A.

He added that he saw the pair on the morning Mr Broadbent died.

Mr Ludlam told the inquest: “I met the lads as they were walking up the road.

“They asked if they could get a taxi from mine.

“They didn’t look like they’d just killed someone - they weren’t covered in blood or anything.

“They were carrying drugs but I didn’t see any weaponry.”