Thief, 25, was crushed to death underneath BMW while he was trying to steal its catalytic converter, inquest hears Daniel Stephens, 25, was found under the car by its owner who saw just his legs Stephens had told friend Aaron Godfrey he planned to steal catalytic converter But a car jack he had used to hold the vehicle up collapsed on top of him A coroner ruled accidental death with the medical cause as crush asphyxia
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A young father was crushed to death by a BMW while trying to steal its catalytic converter, an inquest heard.
Daniel Stephens, 25, was found under the car by its owner who saw his legs poking out from below.
An inquest heard a jack Stephens had been using to hold the car up had collapsed and he was crushed by the vehicle's weight.
Car owner Russell Seldon found father of three Stephens under the silver car in Porth, Rhondda, at around 6am as he went to drive to work.
Mr Seldon said: 'I walked across the