He is the sixth person to die at the same location in the City of London

His father and brother were present to hear coroner record suicide verdict

A Vodafone employee typed 'I have cracked' on his mobile phone before leaping to his death from a London restaurant's roof terrace, a court heard today.

Mike Halligan, an Irishman who lived in Stuttgart, became the sixth person to die after falling from the seventh-floor, rooftop restaurant Coq d'Argent since 2007.

Tourist Fabian Graimann told an inquest he saw Mr Halligan jump to his death from the rooftop brasserie near Bank tube station 'without hesitation'.

Vodafone worker Mike Halligan jumped from a terrace at a City of London restaurant in January

Mr Graimann said: 'I could see him fall towards the ground. As he hit the ground my view was obstructed by a bus in traffic.'

Mr Halligan suffered fatal head injuries from the fall and died at the scene.

He had left draft messages on his phone in French and English which read: 'I'm bored of life and even the future possibilities disinterest me, nobody's fault, nothing could be done to change it.'

Two messages read: 'I no longer try to adapt myself to others. I'm not made for this world. I have cracked.'

Mr Halligan arrived in London from Dublin on 16 January during a short break from his home in Stuttgart, where he was studying a business computing degree.

The next day he went to Coq d'Argent alone at around 2.50pm and ordered food before jumping from the terrace around 4pm.

Flowers left at the scene. A coroner recorded a verdict of suicide today at an inquest in the capital

Mr Halligan is the sixth person to jump from the exclusive City restaurant in recent years

The sales rep was inadvertently photographed sitting alone behind diners enjoying a family meal before he went outside to jump to his death.

It comes after food blogger Wilkes McDermid, 39, tweeted about his final meal at Coq D'Argent before leaping to his death in February 2015.

South African banker Nico Lambrechts, 46, jumped from the rooftop terrace in October 2012 while experiencing 'enormous pressure' from his job.

British Library manager Rena Begum, 29, took her own life at the same spot in September 2012 after a Facebook stalker hurled abuse at her for her westernised lifestyle.

In July 2009, Oxford graduate stockbroker and Deutsche Bank employee Anjool Malde, 24, fell to his death from the venue holding a glass of champagne.

And in May 2007, City marketing executive Richard Ford, 34, died after he plunged from the terrace and landed on a bus. He was a married father and Imperial College graduate.

In 2015, food blogger Wilkes McDermid (left), 39, lost his life in a fall from its roof garden. South African investment manager and father-of-three Nico Lambrechts (right), 46, died in similar circumstances in 2012

Richard Ford, 33, (left) died in 2007 after falling from the restaurant and landing on a bus. Anjool Malde (right) died after being seen falling from the same spot clutching a glass of champagne

City of London health and safety officers and Coroner Dr Roy Palmer have visited the restaurant, which is said to meet all legal requirements of health and safety.

Members of Mr Halligan's family were present at City of London Coroners' Court to hear the restaurant has gone to 'great lengths' to prevent suicides, installing a two-metre high wall and keeping security staff stationed near the terrace at all times.

Recording a conclusion of suicide, Dr Palmer said: 'I think if you jump off a roof in that way having left those messages I don't think there can be any doubt about it.'

He told Mr Halligan's father and brother, who had travelled from Dublin: 'I'm sorry you lost your son and your brother in very sad circumstances.'

Mr Halligan had no drugs or alcohol in his system at the time of his death.