Sophie Gradon's boyfriend Aaron Armstrong had taken cocaine and alcohol before he killed himself, coroner rules

The boyfriend of Love Island contestant Sophie Gradon had taken cocaine and drunk alcohol before killing himself in his bedroom, a coroner has ruled.

Aaron Armstrong took his own life weeks after he found Miss Gradon dead at her home on June 20 last year.

Mr Armstrong's mother Donna discovered him in his bedroom at the family home in Blyth, Northumberland, on July 10 last year, an inquest in North Shields, North Tyneside was told.

The fit and healthy boat captain, who worked for his father, had hanged himself, the inquest was told.

Coroner Eric Armstrong found that the 25-year-old had alcohol and cocaine in his body when he died, and the effects of the substances had prevented him from thinking rationally.

The inquest was told Mr Armstrong and his brother Ryan had found Miss Gradon, 32, hanging at her home in Ponteland, Northumberland, the previous month.

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