The controversial aristocrat behind one of the splendid mansions used in the Netflix series Bridgerton died after being prescribed too much insulin in the hospital, according to the coroner’s report.
On February 27, 2021, 66-year-old Simon Howard passed away in York Hospital after being found unconscious at his home a few days earlier, with extremely low blood sugar levels, according to what ‘reported The Independent.
The aristocrat died “due to the recognized aggravating effects of excessive insulin administration on pre-existing natural diseases and brain damage following a fall,” the coroner said in his report, according to the report. English media.
The latter suffered from “unstable diabetes” and epilepsy, according to an inquest in Northallerton, North Yorkshire.
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A few months before his death, the 60-year-old had obtained an absolute discharge from York Court for indecently assaulting a young girl in 1984.
However, he would have been deemed unfit to stand trial due to brain damage that occurred following a fall in 2020, during which he would have been intoxicated, still according to The Independent.
The aristocrat’s family run the Castle Howard stately home, referred to as Clyvedon Castle in the series Bridgerton home to the Duke and Duchess of Hastings, Simon and Daphne.