British soul star Corinne Bailey Rae's musician husband died from a "suspected drugs overdose", an inquest into his death has heard. The body of saxophonist Jason Rae, 31, was discovered in a Leeds, England flat last Saturday.

Police have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs. He has since been released on bail pending further inquiries.

A postmortem examination carried out on Rae's body on Saturday night proved inconclusive.

Appearing at Leeds Coroner's Court on Thursday, Detective Superintendent Steve Payne told the hearing there were no signs of trauma or violence, or any significant indications of natural disease.

Deputy Assistant Coroner Roger Chapman said the pathologist's report suggested Rae's death was the result of drugs, but further tests were needed to confirm the preliminary conclusion.

The hearing, which was not attended by any of the Rae family, was adjourned and will commence once the results of the toxicology tests are in.

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