Friends have come together in a bid to pay off the funeral costs of a beloved man who was found dead in a caravan. Jakub Rutecki was found dead inside a caravan at Black River Drove off Meare Road in Glastonbury before 6am on Friday, August 18.
The ambulance service attended the scene along with police officers, who have since confirmed the death was non-suspicious. Investigations into the 21-year-old’s death are still ongoing on behalf of the coroner’s court.
While investigations are ongoing, friends are trying to help pay off Jakub’s funeral, which was believed to have been held in early September. A fundraiser by Aneta Mlynarska states the funeral cost Jakub’s family approximately £3,000 and she has called upon friends and acquaintances to donate what they can to support his family.
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A description of the fundraiser, which can be found through this link, reads: “Iza is left with a massive funeral bill and while she managed to deal with most of things financially until now she got really stuck. She is so far £3,000 short and unable to figure this money out and be able to bury her son with dignity he deserves.
“Most of her friends already chipped in but there’s been bill after bill hitting her up and since she was refused a bank loan or credit card despite good credit rating I decided to ask for help elsewhere and GoFundMe came to the rescue.
“Iza is a very proud person and would never do it so here I am, let’s help this special human being and an amazing mum bury her son. I know we can pull it off.”
At the time of writing, more than £700 has been raised from 47 donations. Assistant Coroner Mr Stephen Covell opened an inquest into Jakub’s death at Taunton’s Coroner’s Court on Wednesday, August 30, with a provisional cause of death “unknown pending histology and toxicology”. A coroner’s officer wrote: “The inquest into the death of Mr Jakub Rutecki was opened by the assistant coroner, Mr Stephen Covell on August 30, 2023.
“At the opening of the inquest, Mr Covell heard evidence of identification particulars and provided case management directions. The coroner admitted evidence that the deceased as a 21-year-old male called Jakub Rutecki.
“He was discovered deceased on August 18, 2023 in a caravan at Black River Drove, Meare Road, Glastonbury. The medical cause of his death is ‘unknown pending histology and toxicology’.”
The inquest was adjourned to a provisional hearing date of May 21, 2024 at Taunton’s Coroner’s Court. A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: “The ambulance service contacted us at about 6am on Friday, August 18, to make us aware of a sudden death of a man inside a caravan in the Glastonbury area.
“Officers attended and we are treating the death as non-suspicious. The family of the man have been updated and our thoughts remain with them. A file will be prepared for the coroner.”
