The death of former BBC news correspondent, John Stevenson is still a shock to many. The circumstances under which he died are a mystery. He died alongside his partner Mark Turner in their apartment.
In March 2020, Broadcaster John, 68, was found in his home on the floor next to his bed yards away from his partner after police forced their way into the property.
Both of them were found dead in their apartment at Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2020.
Ever since then, authorities have been investigating the conditions under which they died.
Health experts have established that John’s cause of death could not be ascertained but it is likely he died of natural causes. This is due to the fact that he had a history of illness — he suffered from a stroke, which affected his mobility and his ability to speak well.
His partner Mark was living with him at home and taking care of him until they both died.
Dr Stephen Leadbeatter who is a well-seasoned pathologist did all he could to carry out a detailed post-mortem examination of the former journalist’s body and he has concluded that he could not establish the cause of his death.
“The younger man’s arms appeared to be in a position suggesting an attempt by him to lift the other man,” Dr. Leadbeatter said.
“I understood further that crime scene investigators had seen nothing suggesting violence or a struggle at the premises.”
Experts ruled out carbon monoxide poisoning as well as an “electrical accident”, the inquest in Pontypridd was told.
“While I am unable to offer a specific anatomical explanation for death, I found no evidence to indicate trauma played a part in the death,” Dr. Leadbeatter added.
He gave the cause of death as “unascertained”.
John Stevenson funeral
As of now, nothing has been heard of John Stevenson’s burial. Since his case was under investigation, we cannot tell if his body is still at the morgue or not.
Once details are given on his funeral, we shall update you!
