Luke Westlake: Last News

A promising young actor who appeared in the British crime drama Luther reportedly died by apparent suicide that stemmed from the stress of being out of work during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Sun reported Thursday about a hearing.The inquest heard that during the first national lockdown in the UK last year, Westlake was stressed about being out of work and was suffering from a long-distance relationship breakdown.He tried to take his own life in April and again in June, the assistant coroner heard.On June 17, Westlake messaged his ex-girlfriend, Hannah Llewelyn, threatening to kill himself and was found dead the following morning, according to the report.The cause of death was ruled to be hanging and a toxicologist discovered a substantial amount of THC in his body, indicating heavy cannabis use, The Sun reported.The inquest in Beaconsfield also was told that in the months leading up to his suicide, Westlake had sought

An inquest into the death of actor Luke Westlake has stated that his passing was as a result of suicide, while he was out of work during lockdown.The Luther star was found dead on 18 June 2020 and an inquest into his death was carried out on Thursday in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. A post mortem examination revealed his cause of death was through hanging, as well as toxicology report finding Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in his system.The court had heard that the 26 year old was worried about not having any work because of the first UK lockdown.

Luther actor Luke Westlake took his own life while out of work during lockdown, an inquest into his death heard.