A dad-of-two bled to death after bursting a spot on his arm with a knife — causing him to collapse in agony.

Andrew Robinson was trying to lance a huge cyst on his right arm.

2 Dad-of-two Andrew Robinson was found in a pool of blood in his flat on Queen Street, Newton Abbot Credit: google

A neighbour rushed to the unemployed aircraft engineer's aid after hearing him screaming in pain.

Matthew Bardsley told an inquest that he kicked the door down to find the 47-year-old lying in a pool of blood on the floor of his flat in Newton Abbot, Devon.

He called 999 but paramedics pronounced Mr Robinson dead at the scene.

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A Coroner's hearing into his death was told Mr Bardsley often helped his neighbour out with day to day tasks due to his ill health.

He had lost the feeling in his arm following an operation to treat an infection in his spine several years ago.

He since turned to hard drugs like heroin as a means of escaping his health problems.

Just hours before the tragedy on April 24 the pair walked together from a shop to their flats on Queen Street.

It was the second time Mr Robinson had hacked at the "massive" abscess, the inquest heard.

Two days before he died he was admitted to Torbay Hospital and kept overnight after trying to puncture the growth with scissors, the Torquay Herald Express reports.

2 Unemployed aircraft engineer Andrew, 47, was kept in hospital two days before his death when he tried to hack at the cyst with scissors Credit: APEX

A heartbreaking death notice in the paper read: "Loving and Proud Dad of Will and Eddie. Son to Gill and Ray. Brother to Sarah. Special friend to Jo, Oggie. Second Dad to Pete."

"Dad you're always in our thoughts."

A police investigation concluded there was no evidence of foul play nor any indication he wanted to take his own life.

Ian Arrow, Torbay Coroner, said: "He had a large cyst on his right arm.

"It appears he may have tried to treat it with a large knife.

"While trying to lance that cyst he's caused himself to bleed quite extensively."

Verdict: accidental death.

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