An update on Radio 2 DJ Steve Wright's tragic death has been revealed, three months on. The broadcasting icon died at the age of 69 in February this year. News of his death shocked fans and his colleagues as tributes poured in for the radio titan, whose career spanned five decades.
Metropolitan Police previously said Wright’s death at a flat in the Marylebone area of central London “was unexpected, but is not being treated as suspicious”. Earlier this month, it was revealed that no inquest would take place. An update has since come from Westminster Register Office, who told The Mirror that his death is still yet to be registered.
According to gov.uk, they recommend registering a death within 5 days, which includes weekends and bank holidays. They say a ‘certificate for a burial’ will be issued to give to a funeral director, or an application for cremation which would need to be completed and given to the crematorium.
These must be done before the funeral can take place. Earlier this month, Westminster Coroner’s Court said in a statement: “An inquest will not be required for Mr Wright. “The coroner has now discontinued this case.
” Coroners investigate sudden, violent or unnatural deaths such as an accident or suicide. They can decide whether there are grounds to hold an inquest for a natural death, which can happen in a case of neglect or if the person was in police custody or prison at the time of death. Steve tragically died earlier this year ( Image: BBC) .