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Coroner: Amy Winehouse died from too much alcohol

LONDON (AP) — A coroner says Amy Winehouse died as the unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol.

Coroner Suzanne Greenaway gave a verdict of “death by misadventure,” saying the singer had voluntarily consumed alcohol and risked the consequences.

The singer, who had fought drug and alcohol problems for years, was found dead in bed at her London home on July 23 at age 27.

A pathologist told the singer’s inquest Wednesday that Winehouse had consumed a “very large quantity of alcohol” and was more than five times over the legal drunk-driving limit when she died.

Amy’s doctor also revealed the 27-year-old said she did not know if she was going to stop drinking but “she did not want to die” the night before she tragically passed away.

Police discovered two large and a small bottle of vodka after the star’s body was found at her £2.3million home.

Recording a verdict of misadventure, St Pancras Coroner Suzanne Greenway said the singer had 416mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. The driving limit is 80mg.

Ms Greenway said: “She had consumed sufficient alcohol at 416mg per decilitre (of blood) and the unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels was her sudden and unexpected death.”

A post-mortem had found that Amy’s vital organs were healthy and showed no traces of illegal drugs.

 

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