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Jury Rules Strictly Dancer Robin Windsor Died by Suicide, Citing Multiple Factors

Evidence included two notes referencing his 2015 exit, with toxicology showing alcohol and GBL.

Overview

  • After roughly two hours of deliberation, a 10-person jury at West London Coroner’s Court concluded the death was suicide.
  • Jurors identified contributing factors including childhood trauma, professional and emotional rejection, loneliness, debts, inconsistent mental‑health care and recurring heartache.
  • Police found two handwritten notes, one stating the loss of his place on Strictly “destroyed” him and another telling former partner Ollie Augustin it was not his fault.
  • Windsor, 44, was discovered at the Hoxton Hotel in Shepherd’s Bush on 19 February 2024, with a blood alcohol level over twice the driving limit and the presence of GBL.
  • The BBC offered condolences and noted the jury’s finding that several complex factors shaped Windsor’s state at the time of his death.