Ex Cardiff student and Boohoo CEO’s son died of morphine overdose, inquest hears
He was found unresponsive at his home in Kent
Rachel EvansBoohoo CEO’s son has been found dead following a suspected morphine overdose in Kent, an inquest heard.
20-year-old Louis Lyttle was discovered unconscious in his room after he didn’t wake up for work at 5am on Monday 20th April.
Paramedics confirmed his death at 6:20 am.
Louis was studying business management at Cardiff University, but left in 2017 to work for his dad at Boohoo as a digital marketer, according to The Daily Mail.
He previously interned with Investec, a banking company, and Religare, a health insurance company before joining Boohoo.
His father, John Lyttle, has not yet commented on the death.
At the opening hearing it was confirmed the cause of death was morphine toxicity. A full inquest will take place in September.
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