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A man accidentally killed himself after a vibrator became lodged in his body, an inquest heard.

Nigel Willis, 50, of Forest Hill, spent five days with the sex toy stuck inside his body as he was too embarrassed to go to the doctor.

Southwark Coroners’ Court heard he lay on the sofa and complained of feeling dizzy and weak to his mother in the house they shared.

Mr Willis, who suffered from diabetes, was taken to Lewisham Hospital on December 30 last year when a concerned friend said he should get help.

He was admitted to intensive care on New Year’s Eve with septic shock.