Richard Norton, actor and martial artist, died after peptides triggered heart attack, coroner says

An Australian actor and martial artist who faced off in movies against Chuck Norris and Jackie Chan was felled last year by a heart attack after doubling the dosage of peptides prescribed by his doctor, according to a coroner’s report .
The death of 75-year-old Richard Norton was “was triggered by his injection” of peptides, Melbourne-based coroner David Ryan concluded in a report filed Wednesday in the Coroners Court of Victoria.
“Richard had been taking amounts of the medication in excess of the dose prescribed by his medical practitioner.”
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