A man falsely accused of historical child abuse leapt to his death from a bridge, an inquest heard.
Graham Smith, 56, was accused last November of sexually abusing a young girl more than 20 years ago.
Police exonerated him but the dad-of-one became depressed.
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His brother Michael told the hearing in Hull: “He became a hermit.”
Mr Smith, who lived in Hull city centre, left a suicide note before jumping from the Humber Bridge in June.
