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Wednesday 22 May 1996 23:02 BST
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A burglar died after a struggle with a householder, an inquest heard. Miklos "Nick" Baungartner, 56, of Ockbrook, Derby, told in a recorded police interview how 22-year-old Robert Ingham collapsed as they fought at his home in December 1995, before dying two hours later.

The hearing was told that the cause oif death was pressure applied to the neck which caused heart failure. Mr Baungartner declined to give evidence but on the tape Mr Baungartner told how he returned home at 4.30pm to find his house being burgled and a fight ensued. A jury returned a verdict of accidental death PA

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