DJ Steve killed by ulcer
Daily Mirror UK|July 10, 2024
Star, 69, 'had deadly infection
NICOLA METHVEN
DJ Steve killed by ulcer

MUCH-LOVED DJ Steve Wright died of a ruptured stomach ulcer and infection, it emerged yesterday.

The veteran Radio 2 star died suddenly at the age of 69 in February, with friends revealing he had been through heart surgery 15 months earlier.

But a death certificate revealed the cause as a perforated gastric peptic ulcer leading to peritonitis, which is a severe infection.

While a cause of death was not disclosed at the time, his brother Laurence blamed "lifestyle choices", saying: "It's like anyone who doesn't look after themselves over an extended period. The normal stuff - diet, nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress.

"He was a very stoic kind of guy so if he had something wrong with him, he wouldn't talk about it."

This story is from the July 10, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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