Following reports this morning that Peaches Geldof had died as a result of a heroin overdose, the official inquest has confirmed that heroin was found in her system.

Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham told the hearing that: "Recent use of heroin and the levels identified were likely to have played a role in her death."

The mother-of-two was found at her Kent home on April 7. She was alone with her 11-month-old son, Phaedra. Her husband, Thomas Cohen, was with their 23-month-old son, Astala, having spent the night separate from his wife.

Fotheringam explained how Cohen had taken his two sons on Thursday April 3 on a routine visit to his parents' house, where they would spend the weekend to allow their parents to work.

"It is believed that Peaches spent Saturday afternoon, into the evening, and Sunday morning at her home address alone," said Fotheringham. "
"Throughout this period she maintained telephone contact with family and friends, including contact with Thomas's mother to arrange a family activity, but this was cancelled.
"Peaches maintained contact with family and friends throughout Sunday and at 5pm Thomas's father Keith Cohen took the youngest child, Phaedra, back to Wrotham and spent half an hour with Peaches before leaving the child with her."

Cohen returned to home, thinking she was sleeping. He found the 25-year-old's body at the end of a bed in the spare bedroom. No drug paraphernalia was found at the home.