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Vickki Newman & Sophie McCoid

Sophie Gradon's parents won't attend her inquest after further details emerge

Sophie Gradon's parents won't be attending her inquest after a new report emerged.

Love Island star Sophie, 32, was found dead at her parents' home last year.

Her boyfriend Aaron Armstrong took his own life just 20 days later.

Sophie's inquest was originally scheduled for March 16, but was rescheduled after new information was brought to the attention of her parents - reports Mirror Online.

And now her parents have asked for the inquest to go ahead in their absence.

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Senior Coroner for Northumberland South, Eric Armstrong, said in a statement: "Please be advised that a new hearing date for the inquest dealing with Sophie's death has been arranged.

"Mr and Mrs Gradon have requested that the inquest take place in their absence, and the inquest has now been fixed for Thursday 18th April at 10.30am at Howard House."

Just over a week ago, on March 19, Mr Armstrong ruled that Aaron took his own life after consuming alcohol and cocaine.

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An inquest into his death found that the 25-year-old had alcohol and cocaine in his body when he died, and the effects of the substances had prevented him from thinking rationally.

The inquest was told Mr Armstrong and his brother Ryan had found Miss Gradon, 32, hanged at her home in Ponteland , Northumberland, the previous month.

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