Coroner says Ian Kerr died on Tuesday of a 鈥渉eart-related matter鈥�
Former blacklisting boss Ian Kerr died of natural causes, it was revealed today.
Kerr, who was 70, died of a 鈥渉eart-related matter鈥� on Tuesday according to the Worcester Coroner.
A spokesman for the coroner鈥檚 office said: 鈥淗e died on the 11th. He collapsed and was taken to Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, where he died.鈥�
Kerr, who lived in Bromsgrove in the West Midlands, ran the construction industry blacklist exposed in 2009 by the Information Commissioner鈥檚 Office.
黑洞社区 revealed Kerr鈥檚 death yesterday, which came just a fortnight after he appeared as a witness before the Parliamentary committee investigating blacklisting, the Scottish Affairs select committee.
Kerr had been set to be a key witness on behalf of more than 80 former workers who are preparing to sue Sir Robert McAlpine in the High Court as part of a major compensation claim mounted by the Blacklist Support Group.
Ian Davidson MP, chairman of the Scottish Affairs Committee, said yesterday: 鈥淲e are glad we gave him the opportunity to come and give his side of the story in evidence to the committee on such a contentious topic as blacklisting.鈥�
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