Inquest into death of artist adjourned

Fri, 22 Jan 2016

Simon Buttimore

A motorbike rider who crashed on Friday died as a result of catastrophic head injuries.

56-year-old Simon Buttimore was an artist who lived in Sulby.

He crashed at the Everlasting Bends and was taken to Noble’s Hospital Intensive Therapy Unit - where he died on Monday.

Coroner John Needham adjourned the inquest to a date to be fixed and released the body to his family so that funeral arrangements can be made.