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Timeline of a tragedy that ended Michael Barrymore’s career: Inside the party where 31-year-old Stuart Lubbock was found dead in his pool

Back in 2001, the career of Michael Barrymore effectively ended after Stuart Lubbock, a young man, died at the comedian's house party.

Stuart died in mysterious circumstances (Credit: ITV) Prior to hosting a house party, Michael and his partner Jonathan Kenney went to an Indian restaurant in Hertfordshire. 18 months after the death of Stuart, after a five-day inquest, Essex coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray was told Lubbock had alcohol, ecstasy, amphetamine and cocaine in his system. She said that none of the witnesses who were at the party “for three hours have given to this court an explanation about how Stuart Lubbock, a previously fit 31-year-old, should be found floating in a swimming pool at the premises, with a significant level of alcohol and drugs in his system, and have serious anal injuries”.

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