Friend who found drag legend Heklina dead in Soho flat gets apology from Met Police
The Metropolitan Police has issued an apology over its investigation into the death of San Francisco drag queen Heklina, who was found dead in London in April 2023.
Heklina – real name Stefan Grygelko – was in the UK at the time of her death as she was set to perform Mommie Queerest, a musical parody of 1981 film Mommy Dearest, at the Soho Theatre in London and HOME in Manchester, alongside fellow drag star Peaches Christ.
Grygelko was found unresponsive by Peaches Christ, real name Joshua Grannell, at a property in Soho Square on 3 April 2023 and was pronounced dead at the scene under circumstances police referred to as “unexpected”.
The artist was 54 years old at the time of her death and was remembered as a “beloved and
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