The Vivienne, a tragic drag sensation who went by the real James Lee Williams name, was the subject of a misadventure at today’s inquest.
RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne was discovered in a ‘murky’ bathtub by a neighbour after lying dead in the water for a couple of days, an inquest into their death has heard.
The tragic star, whose real name was James Lee Williams, died aged 32 earlier this year, stunning the showbiz world. On January 6, Cheshire Police said officers had been called to an address in Chorlton-by-Backford, near Chester, on the previous day following reports of a sudden death.
According to the coroner, James’ death was likely on Friday night based on the best of all possible circumstances and wasn’t discovered until Sunday. Nearby, five empty bags reportedly containing the drug were discovered. Coroner Jacqueline Devonish stated in her delivered verdict, “I am satisfied that James Lee Williams’ death was a misadventure. He took ketamine, but he had no idea how to end his own life.
Janine Gobold was informed when their friends contacted him about their incident at Cheshire Coroner’s Court today. After bringing her son into the home, she made the decision to use her key to access the TV show favorite.
She claimed in court that Ryan and I were calling each other names in the living room when we went into the kitchen and there was no response. The lights were on throughout. Ryan turned right as we reached the top of the stairs. There is a door leading to James’ bedroom, which is located there.
When I first glanced at James’ bed, which was completely ruffled, I assumed that Mr. Williams’ dog had ragged the quilt on the bed. When I went into the bathroom and saw James in the bath, he just appeared to be sleeping, I then went past James’ bed.
I reached out and grabbed their heads to prevent their faces from falling into the water. I pleaded for Ryan, telling them to call an ambulance and get some assistance. I kept talking to James because I didn’t want their faces in the water. When Ryan entered the room, he said, “Mum, I can’t come in.
She inquired about the patient and asked me to try and remove her from the bath, so I gently lay James back to take the call from the 999. I told Ryan to go get my partner Mike after attempting to lift his weight off of him. I advised him to call Bobby and that we needed assistance. Then I just sat down with James and checked that their head wasn’t caught in the water.
The performer’s body was interred in a church in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, North Wales, where they are from originally. The drag star’s family confirmed their death in March from a cardiac arrest brought on by taking ketamine.
The senior investigating officer in the James death, DS Thomas Philpotts, describes using the restroom. He had a suspicion that he had been in the dead for some time. The officer wanted to know if anything about the officer’s investigation involved any suspects or third parties. He conducted a house search.
He claims that a small bag that appeared to have previously contained drugs was discovered while searching James’ bedroom. James’ phone was next to the bathroom’s sink, and there was a bin with several more packets of suspected drug in it.
He believes James allegedly used them before he even started using the bathroom. He claims that James had been taking a bath since Friday night despite what I had been told. He asserts that his hypotheses suggested that James had probably perished from a medical episode, possibly brought on by drug use, or perhaps drowned in the bath. He claims there were no suspicious circumstances or third-parties’ involvement.
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Source: Mirror
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