Amy Winehouse’s Death Caused by Alcohol Consumption, Inquest Records
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Wednesday, 26 October 2011 |
Written by Rob Sleigh
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Amy Winehouse was more than five times the drink-drive limit at the time of her death, an inquest has heard. A coroner has recorded a verdict of death by misadventure at the inquest. St Pancras Coroners Court also heard that three empty vodka bottles – two large and one small – had been found at Amy Winehouse’s flat in Camden, North London, where the singer was found dead on 23rd July this year.
St Pancras coroner Suzanne Greenway said that “the unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels was her sudden and unexpected death”. The inquest heard how there had been 416mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, which could have caused her to stop breathing and go into a coma. The pathologist that had carried out the post-mortem examination on Amy Winehouse said that 350mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood was considered a fatal level. The legal drink-drive limit is 80mg.
Earlier toxicology tests had shown that there were no illegal substances in her system at the time of the singer’s death. The inquest heard how the singer had successfully kicked her drug habit. The coroner was also told that Amy Winehouse had not drunk alcohol in the three weeks prior to 22nd July and that she would abstain for weeks before lapsing.
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