The inquest into the death of Corinne Bailey Rae's husband kicked off in British court Thursday with officials testifying that drugs were likely to blame.
The 31-year-old Jason Rae, a Scottish-born saxophonist who tied the knot with the Grammy winning songbird in 2001 after meeting at a jazz club, was found dead in a Leeds apartment last Saturday.
Deputy Assistant Coroner Roger Chapman testified in the first day of proceedings at Leeds Coroner's Court that a pathologist's report pointed to a "suspected drugs overdose" and said officials found "no evidence of any injuries or disease."
Detective Superintendent Steve Payne seconded his findings, telling the court that "there were no signs of any trauma or violence or any obvious significant natural disease signs."
Shortly after Rae's death, an unidentified 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs to the musician, though he is free on bail pending further questioning.
After the officials' testimony, the inquest was adjourned while the coroner's department continues further postmortem tests.
No members of the Rae family were present for the hearing, during which Chapman also agreed to release the musician's body back to the family for burial.
Corinne Bailey Rae has yet to speak publicly on the death, though her and her late husband's respective websites have been inundated with well-wishes from fans, and her record label, EMI, publicly offered its "sincerest condolences" to the 29-year-old singer.
The late Rae was a band member of the Haggis Horns, which served as a backing group not only for his wife but for Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson, as well.