The investigation into the death of Gogglebox star George Gilbey has been closed by police over a year after he fell 80ft while working as an electrician.

On March 27, 2024, Gilbey fell through a skylight while working on a roof at EGL Homecare in Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea and was pronounced dead at the scene aged 40.

A short inquest hearing was told his cause of death was traumatic head and torso injuries ‘consistent with a fall from a height’.

Two men, now aged 37 and 49 and both from Witham, were arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the death, but charges have now been dropped and the investigation closed.

Essex Police confirmed to the BBC they had both been released without charge and would face no further action.

However, a criminal invest

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