Emmerdale and Happy Valley star Frazer Hammill, 41, died without will after being quizzed by cops over ‘sexual assault’
EMMERDALE and Happy Valley star Frazer Hammill died without leaving a will after he was arrested for sexual assault last year.
The actor took his own life in December, aged 41, after leaving a note on his neighbour’s door with the keys to his house.
Frazer, who was single at the time, passed away on December 30, 2025 without a will, making his mum, Eleanor Hammill, the administrator.
The gross value of Frazer’s estate was £33,571 – but after £18,000 worth of deductions, the net value was just £15,571.
A newly released Letter of Administration stated: “Frazer Hammill of Doncaster, South Yorkshire died on 30 December 2025.
“The administration of Frazer Hammill’s estate is granted by the High Court of Justice on this date to the following administrator: Eleanor Chapman Hammill of Doncaster.
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“The application has stated that the gross value of the estate in the United Kingdom amounts to £33,571 and the net value amounts to £15,571.”
There was no Grant of Probate issued.
The HM Courts and Tribunal Service said: “The reason for this is that the Grant issued in this case is a Grant of Letters of Administration.
“This is a legal document issued by a Probate Registry when a person has died without making a valid will, called intestate and is issued to an administrator of the estate.
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“This is usually the lawful spouse if any, or nearest blood relative.”
Frazer took his own life just hours after he was arrested by Lancashire Police following a report of a sexual assault on a woman in her 40s.
He was found dead at his home after leaving a note on his neighbour’s door with the keys to his house, an inquest previously heard.
Frazer had appeared as a prison guard in Emmerdale and as a police officer in the hit BBC drama Happy Valley.
An inquest into Frazer’s death heard a statement from Frazer’s sister, Caroline Hammill, who said his death was a “complete shock” to the family.
No one was aware of the actor’s struggles with mental health or that he was “feeling low enough to end his life”.
Caroline said her brother was “happy in life” and “loved his family and nieces and nephews”
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