Coroner investigates Barrymore perjury claim

The coroner who investigated the death of a man who died in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool says she is looking at an allegation…

The coroner who investigated the death of a man who died in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool says she is looking at an allegation of perjury against the entertainer.

The presenter's former wife Cheryl Barrymore claims the star can swim despite him telling the hearing into the death of 31-year-old Stuart Lubbock he could not.

She also alleges the entertainer had rubbed cocaine on the gums of other people as well as himself.

During the inquest Barrymore refused to answer questions about drug taking allegations.

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He also denied rubbing cocaine into Mr Lubbock's gums or giving him Ecstasy.

At the conclusion of the week-long inquest coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray recorded an open verdict and said what happened to Mr Lubbock before he was found in the star's swimming pool remained a mystery.

Mr Lubbock, a meat factory worker, from Harlow, Essex, died after going to a party at the house of the 50-year-old Strike It Lucky host in March last year.

Post-mortem examinations revealed he had a combination of alcohol and drugs, including ecstasy and cocaine, in his system.

He also suffered serious internal injuries that may have been caused by a sexual assault.

PA