A British rugby league star found lying unresponsive in an Italian hotel bedroom is thought to have died of a drug-related heart attack, an inquest opening heard.
Two-time Challenge Cup winner Ricky Bibey, 40, was found by police in the early hours of July 16 at the Hotel Continentale in Florence.
He had travelled to Italy on July 15 with a 43-year-old woman who was thought to be his partner, Rochdale Coroners Court was told yesterday.
