BBC reality star Jasmine Burkitt had an antipsychotic drug in her system when she died, an inquest has heard.Jasmine, known as Jazz, appeared in the BBC Three reality show Small Teen Bigger World over a decade ago alongside her mum Bev, who passed away in 2014.
The 3ft 11inch star wanted to show that she was just like a regular teenager despite being born with dwarfism.She died in June at just 28.
An inquest into her health was opened after it was heard that Jasmine had been living in a tent and also suffered a decline in her mental health in the weeks previous, reports the Mirror.She was found "unresponsive" on June 12 and efforts to resuscitate her failed, The Daily Post reports.
Post-mortem toxicology reports found that levels of the drug quetiapine - which can be used to treat conditions like schizophrenia, depression and bipolar - were present.Cardiac failure has been listed as Jasmine’s provisional cause of death, but a full inquest is set to take place at a later date following further investigations, the publication reported from the hearing in Ruthin, North Wales.Jasmine’s fiancé Lewis Burke announced the sad news of her passing back in June.
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