Death
In the early hours of 15 June 2003, Sadler fell 40 feet (12 metres) from the balcony of the Holland Park flat of her boyfriend and Holby City co-star George Calil. She had consumed a large quantity of alcohol and was later found to have had "derivatives of cocaine and traces of diazepam" in her blood. Sadler suffered severe head injuries and never regained consciousness. Her family decided to take her off life support on 18 June 2003 and she died at Charing Cross Hospital a day later. Calil was questioned by police, but later released on bail and never charged. Sadler's death was ruled as an accident.
Sadler continued to feature in pre-recorded episodes of Holby City after her death. Her mother aided the show's writers in conceiving an exit storyline for Sadler's character Sandy Harper. In the episode, which was broadcast in September 2003, Sandy is revealed to have won the lottery and subsequently emigrated to Australia.
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