was seen banging his head on the steps of the Bank of Bermuda on Front Street.

This was revealed as family and members of the public recreated the events leading up to Michael Burgess' sudden death on May 27, 1996.

Yesterday, girlfriend Mairi Russell told the six-man, two-woman Coroner's jury that Mr. Burgess, of Rosemont Avenue, sometimes drank a lot of alcohol.

Ms Russell said the night before his death, she and Mr. Burgess went to the Mariners Club where he consumed four or five drinks and two shots.

The pair then purchased a bottle of wine and went to Mr. Burgess' mother's home for dinner.

Ms Russell said Mr. Burgess drank a glass of wine and four or five drinks before he left with his cousin around 11.30 p.m.

But Mr. Burgess' mother Alfreda Samuels said her son only had one glass of wine while he was at her house.

Mrs. Samuels said her son told her that he never used drugs.

Cousin Melanie Hollis said she and her "easy going, fun loving and family oriented'' cousin went to Mid Atlantic Boat Club in Pembroke for a drink after leaving Mrs. Samuel's home.

While at the North Shore bar the pair each had a drink before heading to Anchorage for another drink.

Before heading home the cousins visited the Swinging Doors bar on Court Street for a cocktail. Ms. Hollis said Mr. Burgess did not finish his drink.

She said she left Mr. Burgess' home around 4 a.m. and insisted she did not see her cousin take drugs while she was with him.

Another cousin, Anthony Pearman, told Senior Coroner Will Francis that he knew that Mr. Burgess had a drug problem and was a heavy drinker.

On Monday, American pathologist Dr. Valerie Rao said Mr. Burgess died of cocaine induced psychosis stemming from a mixture of cocaine and alcohol.

Yesterday, John Palmer testified that while he was driving along Pitts Bay Road around 4.15 a.m. when he noticed a man hitting his head against a wall by the Marine Police station.

"He drew my attention because he was holding on to the wall and beating his head on the wall,'' he recalled. "He staggered from there as far as Bluck's and started beating his head again on this building.'' Mr. Palmer said Mr. Burgess moved to the Bank of Bermuda building where he saw him beat his head about three times on the steps.

"He was beating his head hard,'' he said. "You could hear it.'' He said he drove to the Hamilton Police Station where he informed Police about Mr. Burgess.

Nicholas McGavern testified that he saw Mr. Burgess yelling and running in circles on Front Street.

"When I saw what the guy was doing I believed he was on drugs.'' He said he managed to calm Mr. Burgess down on Par-La-Ville Road but he "freaked out'' when Police arrived.

"Police took him by the arms and put him to the ground,'' Mr. McGavern said.

"They used a lot of force.'' He added he was upset with the way Police handled the situation and pointed out that before Police arrived Mr. Burgess only had one cut on his face.

"It was so easy for me to calm him down and hold him down. But they had to split his head when they pushed him down.'' But Mr. McGavern said he did not see a Police officer punch Mr. Burgess.

On Tuesday, an emergency medical technician claimed that a Police officer struck the ailing man.

Yesterday, Randolph Simons an EMT who helped treat the erratic man on Par-La-Ville Road, said he did not see a "white Police officer'' punch Mr.

Burgess.