Inquest verdict on Mark's girlfriend
Thursday 03 April 2008
TV presenter Mark Speight yesterday attended the inquest of his girlfriend, fellow kids’ TV star Natasha Collins yesterday. The inquest found that Natasha had died after taking a massive amount of cocaine, suffering heart problems in the bath and leaving the hot tap on to boil her to death.
Coroner Dr Paul Knapman said: “This was a very significant amount of cocaine. In the privacy of their flat they had embarked on adventurous behaviour, ignoring the risks, and she has suffered the consequences by the ending of her life.”
Mark was initially arrested after Natasha’s death on January 3rd on suspicion of murder, but was released without charge.