Darius Campbell Danesh’s grieving girlfriend reveals the late Pop Idol star had an undiagnosed heart condition and was living with a broken neck after his 2010 car crash before his tragic death aged 41
- The Pop Idol alum was found dead aged 41 in his Minnesota apartment in August 2022
- The singer was just three millimeters from death when a Porsche he was travelling in hit a wall in Spain in 2010
- Darius died from inhaling Chloroethane, an anesthetic
Darius Campbell Danesh’s grieving girlfriend Lauren Cheek has given details on the results of her late partner’s autopsy following his tragic death in August 2022.
The 30-year-old revealed the singer was living with an unknown heart condition as well as a broken neck following a 2010 car accident which left him with excruciating pain.
The Pop Idol alum, who rose to fame on the 2002 version of the show, was found dead aged 41 in his Minnesota apartment.
American Lauren who is a businesswoman and runs creative agency, told The Sun: ‘So many things could have taken him, but this [heart condition] did, and he died in his sleep.
‘His mum told me they only found out [about the undiagnosed condition] after they did the autopsy. His heart was twice the size it was supposed to be, which was fitting, because that is genuinely how he was — he had so much love.’
RIP: Darius Campbell Danesh’s grieving girlfriend Lauren Cheek has revealed the results of her late partner’s autopsy following his tragic death in August 2022
Tragic: The Pop Idol alum, who rose to fame on the 2002 version of the show, was found dead aged 41 in his Minnesota apartment (pictured on the show in 2003)
She went on to say: ‘The autopsy also found he was living with a broken neck, but he refused to get help or complain about it. I think he used (Chloroethane) because he was in so much pain and he didn’t want to take pills, not even aspirin’.
Lauren said the mixture of the substance and his heart condition proved too much leading to his sudden death.
The singer previously revealed he was just three millimetres from death after the 2010 horror crash.
He told Hello! months later he felt like the’ luckiest man alive’ and that he had turned down an operation because he feared it may damage his voice.
Darius said his ‘trauma compression injury’ was similar to that suffered by Superman actor Christopher Reeve who was paralysed after a horse riding accident.
Darius was a passenger in a Porsche when it hit a wall at 70mph after skidding on oil during a ‘lad’s holiday’ in Spain.
The impact caused one of his vertebrae to crack down the middle. He was told by a nurse: ‘Three millimetres this way, you no walk; three millimetres that way, you’re dead.’
Darius, who shared two sons with ex-wife Natasha Henstridge, died from inhaling anaesthetic drug ethyl chloride in a tragic incident that was been ruled an accident.
The drug is an anaesthetic and can also be used recreationally.
Autopsy documents listed ‘toxic effects of Chloroethane’ as well as ‘suffocation’ as having contributed to his death, the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed.
A statement released by Danesh’s family previously said local police had found ‘no signs of intent or suspicious circumstances’.
Campbell Danesh, from Glasgow, was living at the Berkman apartments, a two-year-old building over seven floors.
It is described as Rochester’s ‘premier address for elegant short-term and long-term furnished suites and residential living’.
Revelation: The 30-year-old revealed the singer was living with an unknown heart condition as well as a broken neck following a 2010 car accident which left him with recurring pain
Last photo: Among the last people to be pictured with Darius before his death was actor Gerard Butler (pictured right with his friend in Malibu, California on June 11)
Accident: The singer previously revealed he was just three millimeters from death after the 2010 horror crash (pictured on stage following the incident)
The majority of those who live in the apartment block, which has around 270 long-term rentals and 75 short-term or nightly rentals, either work or are treated at the Mayo Clinic’s Saint Marys Campus. It is not known if Danesh was receiving treatment.
The medical facility, which opened in 1889, has 70 operating rooms, ten intensive care units and 1,265 beds and specialises in cardiac treatment, transplants, psychiatry, neurosurgery and rehabilitation.
A heartbreaking police dispatch call revealed the moment the star was found unresponsive in the apartment block.
Rochester Police Department said it responded to a ‘deceased person call’ at 11.53am on August 11 at The Berkman, and the Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office identified the person as Darius.
According to reports, a dispatch call was placed when a ‘medical’ team was requested for a ‘possible deceased’ person.
Report: His family also said he was ‘suffering from chronic neck pain’ after the car accident Pictured with his mother Dr Avril Danesh and father Dr Booth Danesh
The West End star was found unresponsive in a US apartment opposite the Mayo Clinic specialist treatment centre (pictured) on August 11. File image
The Berkman, pictured, is billed as Rochester’s ‘premier address for elegant short term and long-term furnished suites’
Another call was allegedly made minutes later from an operator saying: ‘No need for them to respond. We’ll be waiting for RPD [Rochester Police Department] to arrive on the scene. We’ll secure the residence.’
Darius was thought to have been just weeks away from a reunion tour with his former Pop Idol co-stars, with sources close to him claiming that he had been hugely ‘excited’ for the homecoming and UK comeback trip.
Stars of the show from across the world, including Queen singer and American Idol winner Adam Lambert, were due to be invited back with Thames TV filming at the Criterion Theatre in London’s West End, reported The Sun.
His death was announced by his family, who were originally told they could wait up to an agonising two months to learn the cause of death.
Heartbroken: Darius pictured with his ex-wife Natasha Henstridge and her two sons
A statement from the family read: ‘It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Darius Campbell Danesh.
‘Darius was found unresponsive in bed in his apartment room on August 11 and was pronounced dead in the afternoon by the medical examiners’ office.
‘The local police department have confirmed that there were no signs of intent or suspicious circumstances. The cause of his sudden death is unknown at this stage while medical examinations continue.
‘We ask that you respect our wishes for privacy at this time whilst we come to terms with the tragic loss of our son and brother.’
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