An inquest was told that Martin Wingfield, 58, father of 10 and former front man of 70s glam rock band Mud died after being admitted to hospital suffering from campylobacter food poisoning in November, 2006.

Mr Wingfield left Mud before they hit the big time in 1974 with Tiger Feet and Lonely This Christmas.

Consultant colorectal surgeon David Birch said the infection was already so well advanced that going under the knife was the only option.

"He had a two- to three-month history of alternating constipation and diarrhoea and a history of worsening abdominal distension following a wedding. Blood tests showed that his kidneys weren’t working and an x-ray showed a large dilation of his colon. He really wasn’t in a very good condition at all."

Daughter Kelly Ann Wingfield told the court,

"It seemed unreal that someone could go into hospital for food poisoning and not come out again."