Gogglebox star George Gilbey's cause of death confirmed after tragic fall
ok.co.ukAn inquest into the death of Gogglebox star George Gilbey heard that the 40-year-old television star died from "traumatic" injuries after falling 80ft through a plastic skylight on the roof of a building.
Dad of one George, who appeared on the hit channel 4 show with his mum Linda McGarry and stepdad Pete McGarry, died on 27 March, with Essex Police confirming they received "a report of an incident at Campfield Road in Shoebury at around 10am this morning (27 March), during which a man who was working at height had fallen and sustained an injury." Shortly after, police confirmed a man in his 40s had been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in relation to the incident and was released under investigation.
On Monday, 22 April, a coroner at Essex Coroner's Court in Chelmsford heard how he suffered "traumatic" injuries to his head and torso after falling through the skylight.The coroner’s officer, Deborah Frost, said George had been “working on a roof when he fell through a plastic skylight, landing on the ground below”.
She said paramedics and police attended but he died at the scene, with his provisional cause of death recorded as “traumatic injury to head and torso consistent with fall from height”.
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