Dragon’s Den contestant Graeme Turner found dead in woodland area
‘I am devastated and that is an understatement,’ said his son
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Your support makes all the difference.Graeme Turner, a contestant on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den, was found dead in a woodland area, an inquest has heard.
The 53-year-old graphic designer from Liverpool was found dead in Pwllheli, North Wales, on 1 October last year, a coroner said.
According to The Sun, coroner Kate Robertson concluded that Turner died by suicide. His funeral took place on 16 January.
Last year, his son Paul wrote a tribute on Facebook. “I have just lost the best, strongest, kindest, most loyal, courageous dad I have ever had and known, he was the godfather the inspiration in my life,” he wrote. “I am devastated and that is an understatement.”
Turner had appeared on Dragons’ Den Online in 2010 to pursue a £50,000 investment for a five per cent stake in his business but left the series with no offers from the panel, which consisted of Julie Meyer and Shaf Rasul.
His business, Stadium of Dreams designed wallpaper kits that could make children’s bedrooms look like the inside of a football stadium.
As he left the room, he told presenter Dominic Byrne: “The little kids I see in the street who are after Liverpool and Everton – they’re the boys I’m doing it for. So that’s all that matters.”
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