A former BBC journalist and his partner were both found dead in the same room at home, an inquest has heard.
John Stevenson, 68, was found on the floor near his bed in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, on 12 March this year, a hearing in Pontypridd was told.
He worked as a political correspondent for BBC Wales.
The two men were discovered when police forced their way into the property after district nurses raised the alarm, the court heard.
Neither had any injuries.
A post-mortem carried out at the University Hospital of Wales have a provisional cause of death as ‘unascertained’.
A full inquest will take place next January.
