A dad jailed for punching Premier League footballer Jack Grealish during a Birmingham City -Aston Villa derby was found dead by his sister, an inquest heard.

Paul Mitchell was drinking up to 15 cans of cider a day following his release from jail for breaching a football banning order imposed after he attacked the England star on the pitch at St Andrew's in March 2019.

The father of three was caring for his dad at his home in Colesbourne Road, Solihull, at the time of his death in March this year.

Mr Mitchell served four weeks behind bars for the attack on Grealish, and later severed six weeks for breaching his ten-year football ban.

He began taking drugs and was suffering from mental health issues after serving the six weeks in jail, Birmingham Coroner's Court heard.

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