A computer science student who died at a house party had taken MDMA before collapsing, an inquest heard.
Alexander William Chauvin, 20, was found unconscious at a party in Colchester on January 14.
Paramedics were scrambled to the property but Mr Chauvin, of Tonbridge, Kent was pronounced dead at 12.36am.
An inquest into his death at Essex Coroners’ Court in Chelmsford today heard how a post mortem examination carried out in the days after gave the provisional cause of death as MDMA toxicity.
Alexander William Chauvin, 20, was found unconscious at a party in Colchester on January 14. Paramedics tried to save him but he was pronounced dead hours later
‘Prior to attending the party, it is said he took MDMA,’ said Lynsey King, coroner’s officer.
According to Mr Chauvin’s LinkedIn page, he had been studying computer science at the University of Essex and working at a branch of McDonald’s in Colchester.
His funeral was held on February 2 at Corpus Christi Church, Tonbridge.
Shortly after his death, a Just Giving fundraising page was created in his memory.
The chosen charity was the UK branch of the Médecins Sans Frontières, which sends medical teams to save people’s lives in conflict zones, areas of natural disasters and places affected by epidemics.
The charity was chosen ‘because Alex believed in humanity,’ according to the person who created the page.
According to Mr Chauvin’s LinkedIn page, he had been studying computer science at the University of Essex and working at a branch of McDonald’s in Colchester
‘Alex unexpectedly passed away recently, while studying at the University of Essex,’ they wrote.
‘He was a kind and caring young man, always willing to support his friends and family.
‘He believed in humanity and would have supported the humanitarian mission of Médecins Sans Frontières to deliver emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare.’
The page has raised £2,357.35 so far, despite having an initial target of just £250.
The inquest was then adjourned until a further hearing on April 30.