A father-of-three bled to death after he had 10 teeth removed by his dentist, an inquest has heard.

Neville Gillespie, 53, died just hours after an operation at Tiverton Dental Centre in Devon, where he had six more teeth take out than originally planned.

His brother, Harold Gillespie, 60, told the court how he found Neville slumped over and covered in blood in the middle of the night.

A post mortem examination found he had died from aspiration of blood and bleeding following the surgery on January 22 last year.

Mr Gillespie had originally planned to have four teeth taken out but his dentist Dr Roya Doane said she was concerned for his welfare and suggested taking the additional four teeth out to save him from further trips to the dentist. Mr Gillespie agreed and asked for a further two teeth to be removed as they were causing him pain.

He had been on a blood-thinning drug Clopidogrel, which the coroner was told would make it difficult for clots to form to heal the sockets where teeth had been extracted.

The coroner at Devon County Hall in Exeter heard a report from a dental expert who said this was an act of "kindness" by Dr Doane and said she had not been negligent in her practice and the standard of care given was satisfactory in his opinion.

But another academic said that three to four teeth would have been advisory for removal, rather than ten.

The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure, which means there was an unintended outcome from a intended action.

Speaking after the inquest, Harold said he was angry about the dentist taking out the extra teeth.

Speaking after the inquest, Michelle Bunyan, the practice manager at Tiverton Dental Centre, said: "We want to offer our severe condolences to the family for this tragic event.

"We note the coroner has stated the care was satisfactory and no dental negligence was found. The dentist acted with kindness as outlined by the dental expert. Dr Roya Doane no longer works for the practice and hasn't done for over a year.

"We pride ourselves on our standards and have recently had an unannounced independent CQC inspection and the practice passed with no issues. The CQC stated that they found the practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

"Finally, our thoughts are with the family at this sad time."