The death of a sales representative was examined at a hearing held in Oxford.

Stewart Richardson, a resident of Wantage, was discovered deceased at a house on Saxton Road in Abingdon on Wednesday May 6.

Area coroner Nicholas Graham commenced an inquest into the 43-year-old salesman’s death at Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court on May 19.

Court documents stated that Mr Richardson was discovered deceased on a bed.

Evidence from the post-mortem examination indicated that circumstances pointed to a potential self-inflicted death.

Proceedings were postponed, with a full inquest scheduled to be held at Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court on August 17 at 10am.