Police have now confirmed that heroin was involved in Peaches Geldof death.

The 25-year-old,  Peaches Geldof, was found dead at her home in Wrotham, Kent on April 7.

A autopsy proved inconclusive, with further tests needed to establish the cause of death.

Police have now confirmed that heroin was involved, with Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham saying at her inquest: ‘Recent use of heroin and the levels identified were likely to have played a role in her death.’

In the year 2000, Her own mother, presenter Paula Yates, died of a heroin overdose.

Police said it was believed Peaches spent Saturday afternoon, into the evening, and Sunday morning at her home alone the weekend before her death.

At 5pm Keith Cohen, father of Peaches’ husband Tom, took the couple’s 11-month-old son Phaedra back to their home.

The following day Tom, who had been away with their elder son Astala, found his wife’s body in the spare room.

‘Thomas entered the property and located Peaches in the spare bedroom,’ Mr Fotheringham said.

‘She was located on the edge of the bed with one leg hanging down to the floor and the other leg tucked underneath her. She was slumped across the bed.’

Sir Bob Geldof identified his daughter’s body.

The inquest has now been adjourned until July 23.