'Out of character ' : Jay Kantaria , 38 , had been looking forward to his daughter ’ s birthday party when he leapt onto train tracks last October . A City high flier jumped ‘ feet first ’ in front of a train after leaving his job at an investment management company to spend more time with his family , an inquest heard today . Jay Kantaria , 38 , from Harrow , north-west London , had been looking forward to his daughter ’ s birthday party when he leapt onto the tracks at his local station of Sudbury Hill . But a coroner recorded an open verdict on the cause of death , saying there was 'doubt ' as to Mr Kantaria 's intention when he jumped as a train passed through the station last October . North London Coroner 's Court in Barnet was told the businessman had ‘ recently ’ left his senior position at Baring Asset Management to start a career in property development . The London School of Economics graduate died instantly of ‘ a severe traumatic brain injury ’ and had to be identified from his fingerprints . Coroner Andrew Walker expressed his ‘ deepest sympathies ’ to Mr Kantaria ’ s 37-year-old wife , Monica , and his surviving family . He said Nairobi-born Mr Kantaria had worked as the chairman 's assistant at Baring , but had decided to become a property developer . The coroner said the cause of death was ‘ a severe traumatic brain injury ’ , consistent with being struck by a rapidly-moving train . Mr Kantaria had no alcohol or drugs in his system and did not suffer from any known psychiatric problems , Mr Walker added . Location : Mr Kantaria leapt onto the tracks at his local station of Sudbury Hill ( above ) in north-west London . Train driver Michael Hughes recounted how Mr Kantaria ‘ seemed to have a good look at my train ’ . Mr Hughes said in a statement : ‘ I then lost sight of him . When I passed the bridge I saw who I believe to be the same male run to the edge of the platform and jump feet-first . ' He added that he felt no impact but immediately activated the emergency brake and called for help . Detective Constable Terry Hancocks from British Transport Police said : ‘ The line speed was 100mph . He [ Mr Hughes ] was travelling at about 85mph ’ . The investigator said Mr Kantaria ‘ appears to move from the platform ... and then he is caught by the camera just in the air , before being struck by the train ’ . The coroner advised Mr Kantaria ’ s family not to view stills from the CCTV footage . Scene : The businessman died instantly of ‘ a severe traumatic brain injury ’ at the station ( seen from above ) Mr Hancocks said : ‘ I did speak to Mrs Kantaria . The gentleman had just given up his job to spend more time with his wife and children and it was completely , completely out of character . As far as the family are concerned , it was completely out of the blue. ’ When the coroner indicated he was ready to record the death as a suicide , Mrs Kantaria , a senior auditor at JP Morgan Chase , said : ‘ He had everything to live for . 'He was looking forward to his daughter ’ s birthday party the following week . There is no reason I have to believe that he intended his life to come to an end. ’ The coroner replied : ‘ In the circumstances , I think there is a doubt in my mind about what his intention was , so I am going to leave the conclusion open . Jay Kantaria jumped in front of a train at Sudbury Hill station and died . 'The conclusion , for the reason I have said , is an open conclusion . There is no evidence to suggest he was at risk of bringing his life to an end . He had everything to live for and it just doesn ’ t seem to make sense. ’ Mr Kantaria had also worked at Wellington Management and Halbis CapitalManagement - and had strengths in ‘ communication and relationship management ’ , according to his Linkedin profile .
mark Kantaria , 38 , leapt onto tracks at sunny Hill station in ward ##dbury . He had recently left investment banking to start property development company . Family say he had ' everything to settle for ' and death was ' out of the blue ' Coroner records open ended as case ' just doesn ’ t seem to make sense '