LONDON — A coroner has opened an official inquest into the death of Jason Rae, the 31-year-old musician husband of British singer Corinne Bailey Rae.
Rae, a 31-year-old saxophonist with the funk band the Haggis Horns, was discovered dead in a flat in Leeds, England, on Saturday.
Results of an initial autopsy were inconclusive and toxicology tests have yet to be completed.
The examining pathologist told the coroner Thursday he came to the preliminary conclusion Rae died from a suspected drug overdose, a British wire service reports.
A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs in connection to the case, police said, however he has since been released on bail.
Bailey Rae met her husband while she was a student and working as a cloakroom attendant in a Leeds jazz club. The couple married in 2001 when she was 22.
The 29-year-old Bailey Rae received song of the year nominations at the Grammy Awards in both 2007 and 2008. Her 2006 self-titled debut album sold more than 1 million copies in the U.S.
Bailey Rae’s record label issued a statement on Sunday, saying, “EMI Records would like to offer its sincere condolences to Corinne Bailey Rae and the Rae family at this tragic time. We ask that the media respects Corinne’s privacy and that of her entire family.”
