Bailey Rae's husband died from overdose

Corinne Bailey Rae's husband Jason died from an accidental overdose of methadone and alcohol, a coroner has ruled.

David Hinchliff delivered a verdict of death by misadventure to Jason Rae's friends and family at Leeds Coroner's Court. Rae was found dead at a flat in Hyde Park, Leeds, in March.

"Methadone is a dangerous substance in its own right," Hinchliff said. "It is what's called a central nervous system depressive, which, if taken in quantity, can affect the part of the brain that controls breathing. This, coupled with alcohol, can be devastating."

Bailey Rae said in a statement that her late husband, the saxophonist with the band Haggis Horns, had no history of drug abuse but had battled drink problems.

"Jason had struggled on and off for a few years with an issue of drinking," she said. "There had been numerous periods of three to seven weeks in the last few years where he has drunk nothing at all in an attempt to get to the bottom of why when he does drink he goes to such extremes."