'I found Stephen dead... I'm in shock!'
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Police have tracked down the third man who spent the night at Stephen Gately's Majorcan holiday home and quizzed him about the singer's tragic death.
Georgi Dochev, 25, met Stephen and his civil partner Andy Cowles at a gay club in the island's capital and accompanied them back to their flat.
The Bulgarian recalled how he found the Boyzone star 'pale' and 'cold' after he woke up and emerged from the bedroom. He said Stephen was crouched into a mysterious 'prayer position' on the sofa, face down.
Worried Georgi then woke up the singer's husband, who desperately tried to revive his Stephen. Dochev also told the investigators how he called an ambulance as hysterical Andy was clutching the lifeless body of his lover.
Devastated Andy yesterday told Stephen's Boyzone bandmates, who have flown out to Majorca, that he blames himself for his husband's death, saying: "I wish I could have saved him."
An insider revealed: "Everyone is numb with grief. Andrew is blaming himself for Stephen's death and constantly saying he could have done something to save him. The band told him there was nothing he could have done."
The source also said: "He's torn apart with grief. All of the lads are in a total state of shock.
"This may be the end of the group. Or they might finish the album and dedicate it to Stephen's memory. He lived for Boyzone."