Overtones singer had taken crystal meth before he fell from balcony
A SINGER from the band The Overtones died after taking crystal meth and falling from a 13th floor balcony, a coroner has concluded.
Timmy Matley (36), from Cork, arrived at the flat of a friend in east London under the influence of the Class A drug on April 9 and was later locked out on the balcony. Whilst trying to climb down he fell to his death.
The coroner’s conclusion at Poplar Coroner’s Court was that his death was a “drug-related accident” in which he died from “multiple traumatic injuries”.
It said: “When Timmy Matley fell from a 13th floor balcony having arrived, intoxicated with crystal meth, at the home of a friend and then having been locked out on the balcony, he tried to climb down and fell at approximately 10.35am.”
A statement from the band after the hearing said: “We will not be making any comment other than to say that Timmy, our funny, talented, beautiful friend, bandmate and brother, was dearly loved and he is deeply missed.”
Matley was diagnosed with a stage three malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, in 2016.
In a fundraising page posted in December, he revealed he was planning a charity skydive to raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
The Irish singer, who was born in Cork and lived in London, was due to complete the skydive in May and almost £9,000 had been donated.
The Overtones – who specialise in doo-wop performances – found fame in 2010 when they were discovered during a tea break by a talent scout as they were painting an office near London’s Oxford Street.