Peaky Blinders actor Toby Kirkup died after being sent home from hospital

A British actor who starred in BBC’s Peaky Blinders died after being sent home from hospital, as a coroner revisits his cause of death.

Peaky Blinders star Toby Kirkup died after being sent home from the hospital with chest pain, a court in England heard this week.

Kirkup, who was 48 years old at the time of his death, experienced chest pains and a tingling sensation in his arms when he was admitted to the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary on August 29 last year, before dying alone at his home, according to the New York Post.

The court heard that he was diagnosed with gastritis — defined by the Mayo Clinic as inflammation in his stomach lining — and was sent home, where he suffered cardiac arrest and vomiting.

While a post-mortem report at the time stated that he died of natural causes, his family requested that the coroner examine his body.

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Peaky Blinders actor Toby Kirkup died in August last year after being sent home from hospital.

They also questioned the medical care he received.

Another hearing is set to take place on September 30.

Kirkup previously struggled with drug and alcohol issues but launched a substantial career in 2016 after being cast as a police sergeant in BBC’s Peaky Blinders, which wrapped its final season in May.

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Cillian Murphy is the lead actor in Peaky Blinders. Picture: Supplied

He also appeared on ITV’s uber popular series, Emmerdale.

This story originally appeared on NY Post and has been reproduced here with permission