Michael Halligan was on the seventh floor of Coq d'Argent as he jumped to his death in London
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Michael Halligan was spotted shuffling to the end of the terrace on the seventh floor of Coq d'Argent in London.
The 29-year-old was seen by tourist Fabian Graimann as he jumped to his death from the rooftop
restaurant.
"I could see him fall towards the ground," he said. "As he hit the ground my view was obstructed by a bus in traffic."
Mr Graimann rushed to help as police officers attended the scene, but Mr Halligan had suffered fatal injuries to his skull through the impact of the fall.
He added that tourists had been discussing notorious suicide spots in the area when Mr Halligan plunged to his death.
The Irishman had left draft messages on his phone in French and English.
They read: "I'm bored of life and even the future possibilities disinterest me, nobody's fault, nothing could be done to change it."
Other 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 January 16 during a short break from his home in Stuttgart.
The next day he went to Coq d'Argent alone at around 2.50pm and ordered food before heading out to the terrace at around 4pm.
The sales rep was inadvertently photographed sitting alone behind diners enjoying a family meal before he went outside to climb over a two-metre fence and jump to his death.
He is the sixth person to die at the notorious suicide spot.
Food blogger Wilkes McDermid, 39, tweeted 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, committed suicide at the same spot in September 2012 after a Facebook stalker hurled abuse at her for her westernised lifestyle.
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: "I'm sorry you lost your son and your brother in very sad circumstances."
MirrorUk
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