Michael Barrymore’s ‘horror house’ sells for £1.4m after pool where Stuart Lubbock died used in ‘champagne’ promo pic
CHILLING promotional pictures of the swimming pool where Stuart Lubbock's body was found were used to sell Michael Barrymore's mansion for £1.4million.
A bottle of champagne and four glasses were stationed at the pool side to make the infamous Essex "horror house" look as appealing as possible.
Pictures of TV star Michael Barrymore's mansion in Roydon, showed the surrounding patio decked out with sun loungers and a raised Jacuzzi.
Estate agents described the five bedroom bungalow as a "home of individual design" with a spacious sitting room and stainless steel kitchen finish.
The property's previous owner added in a statement online: "We are very sociable people and therefore wanted a property which could cope with all our entertaining and have held many parties there."
The Strike it Lucky star bought the house for £392,000 a few years before Stuart's death.
In 2005 Barrymore, 67, lost the house when it was sold for £802,000 to help pay off his bankruptcy debts.
According to the the house was sold again in the summer of 2017 for £1.4million after being advertised online with the eerie pictures.
Stuart's grieving dad, Terry, has repeatedly called for the bungalow to be demolished, but the property trebled in value to £1.4million.
'HOUSE OF HORROR'
Terry, 74, described the mansion as "house of horror" in 2005 and has called for the property to be "bulldozed to the ground".
Entertainer Michael Barrymore was one of the UK's most popular TV presenters when the body of partygoer Stuart Lubbock was found in his swimming pool on March 31, 2001.
The case of Stuart's death remains undetermined and an inquest in 2002 recorded an open verdict.
Stuart, a factory supervisor and dad-of-two from Harlow, was just 31 when he died.
A post-mortem examination revealed Stuart had taken a cocktail of drugs at the party including cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamine, and he also had alcohol in his system.
The 31-year-old suffered severe internal injuries that suggested he was sexually assaulted.
Barrymore and two other men were later arrested but no one has been charged over Stuart's death.
The entertainer has continuously denied any wrongdoing but police insist Stuart was raped and murdered.
PARTY DEATH PROBE
Earlier this week The Sun exclusively revealed Barrymore and his seven pool party guests are still being linked to the alleged rape and murder of Stuart.
Cops said they were now investigating a "cover up" and none could be ruled out of their investigation.
Channel 4's Barrymore: The Body In The Pool which aired on Thursday, February 6, played the 999 call reporting his death to cops.
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The caller said: "A fella has drowned in the pool. We have got him out.
"There's a party going on and someone has just gone out and found him. I think the geezer's dead mate."
This week The Sun doubled the £20,000 reward put up for information to £40,000 - after cops blasted the “lies” spun over the past 19 years.
