Nightclub footage shows Stephen Gately just hours before he died
October 18th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment )London, Oct 18 (ANI): A CCTV footage of Stephen Gately has confirmed that the deceased pop star was completely sober before his death and not on a eight-hour booze binge as rumour suggested.
The body of the Boyzone star was found at his home in Port Andratx, on the western tip of Majorca in Spain, on October 10.
The CCTV clip shows Gately and his civil partner Andrew Cowles sober and happy as they entered the Aries nightclub in Palma, Majorca at 11.57pm on October 9, a night before Gately’s dead body was discovered.
Gately and Cowles are reported to have met two pals at the club.The News of the World quoted a barman as saying: “Stephen bought a round and just had one drink, a bottle of Miniblack Freixenet bubbly which cost seven euros. I know he wasn’t drunk or anything.”
Bar owner Susanna Lewis, corroborated the barman and said: “Stephen was in good spirits. He’s been in here a few times and was always a perfect gentleman.
“He never played the big star or anything. This is a gay complex and he obviously felt comfortable here.
“On the video you can see everything’s fine. Stephen’s not falling about drunk or looking angry or sad. It’s just a night out and everyone is chilled. He seemed perfectly fit and healthy.”
The video shows Gately and his three pals leaving the bar at 12.33am.
They then visited the Euphoria bar 50 yards away, where Gately met up with Georgi Dochev, before they starting off for the Black Cat club.
An insider from Euphoria said: “There was a group of about six enjoying themselves but they weren’t drunk or anything. They only had one or two at the most. Everyone seemed in a happy mood.”
At 4 in the morning Gately, Cowles and Dochev took a cab to the star’s pad in Port Andratx.
Dochev told cops that they more drinks at home, Gately smoked cannabis joint following which the three of them got “intimate”.
Dochev said he left Cowles and Gately sleeping on the sofa, while he crashed in the bedroom.
Although, it is believed Gately passed away between 5am and 10am, it was not until noon that Dochev realised he had died. (ANI)
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