Hearing into the death of Inverness man Ramsay Urquhart in London will take place in Sunderland on March 3 and 4
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Coroner Andrew Tweddle, will listen to the facts in the case of Ramsay Urquhart (33) who died in mysterious circumstances in London in April 2019.
The two day hearing on March 3 and 4 proposes to consider evidence from the police and the coroner’s office in London into the sudden death of the former UKIP candidate.
Father Murdo Urquhart (67), a former Inverness College technician, says there remains a number of questions that have not been answered around the death of his son.
Mr Urquhart, who now loves in Elgin, said: “In the last few weeks I am finally getting more information about my son’s death.
“But as far as I see it, there are serious concerns that remain, in that no one from Ramsay’s family have ever identified his body, and he was cremated without us being told of the time and place.”
Ramsay, a former Holm, Lochardil, Inverness Royal Academy and Nairn Academy pupil had been living with his parents in Aberdeenshire up until two weeks before his death, when he moved to London to find a job.
His body was found in a room in a home of multiple occupancy by police, alerted by his worried family.
They were concerned about their son’s mental health and have since learned Ramsay had received death threats in the days leading up to the tragedy.
Mr Urquhart senior, continued: “I do not know how the coroner will be able to say for certain that it was Ramsay in the flat, or that it was his body – as no one has identified him.”
In the last few weeks Mr Urquhart senior has discovered that his son tried to make a recording in the days before his death, but no one is able to retrieve the audio.
Mr Urquhart said: “This calls into even more doubt about the way in which my son met his end. If these questions can not be addressed or answered by the coroner it must be concluded that Ramsay’s was a suspicious death, and a full investigation must take place.
“Any other outcome would be a failure of the system and a miscarriage of justice.”
He added: “I continue to believe that my son was killed, and there has been a cover up for whatever reason.”
