Police are now searching for Peaches Geldof heroin dealer[GETTY]The move was confirmed after an inquest heard the drug was “likely” to have played a role in her death.
Police are investigating who supplied the 25-year-old with heroin and why no drug paraphernalia was found at her £1million home in Wrotham, Kent.
The development comes as harrowing details emerged of the model and TV presenter’s final hours.
Peaches was found dead at home on April 7 while caring for her 11-month-old son Phaedra on her own.
The tragedy has chilling similarities with the death of her mother Paula Yates, who suffered an accidental heroin overdose, aged 41, in 2000.
Police had previously described Peaches’ death as “non-suspicious” and “unexplained” and a post mortem examination two days later proved inconclusive.
But yesterday Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham told her inquest that toxicology tests concluded “there was recent use of heroin and levels identified were likely to have played a role in her death”.
The inquest at Gravesend heard her rock singer husband Tom Cohen found Peaches slumped dead on a bed in a spare bedroom.
She had one leg hanging down to the floor and the other tucked underneath her.
Mr Cohen, 23, had rushed to the property after he had unsuccessfully tried to contact her.
Her father Sir Bob Geldof later identified the body of his daughter in hospital. The inquest was told that Mr Cohen had taken Phaedra and their oldest son Astala, 23 months, to stay with his parents in New Eltham, south-east London, four days before the discovery.
Mr Fotheringham said this was a normal arrangement for the couple to fit in with their work arrangements.
During their time apart, Peaches remained at home and was in contact with friends and family.
She spent the following night with friends and was thought to be alone at home on April 5 when she spoke to Mr Cohen’s mother on the phone.
At 5pm on April 6, Mr Cohen’s father Keith went to Wrotham to take Phaedra back home and spent about half an hour there before leaving.
Mr Fotheringham said the last contact anybody had with Peaches was a friend who had a conversation with her at 7.45pm on that Sunday.
The detective told the hearing that Peaches had “seemed her normal self” and was making plans for the future, including booking a family outing with her sons for the following weekend.
Mr Cohen tried to contact Peaches on Monday morning but with no success and travelled home with his mother Sue and Astala, arriving at 1.30pm.
Mr Fotheringham told the hearing: “He located Peaches in the spare bedroom. It was obvious to him she was deceased.
“She was located on the edge of the bed with one leg hanging down. She was slumped forward across the bed.
“Tom called for his mother and located Phaedra before calling the emergency services.”
The inquest was adjourned until July 23 for a full hearing.
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