With an autopsy of Amy Winehouse revealing no cause of death, the inquest at London’s St. Pancras Coroner’s Office and Court has found the cause of death.
A pathologist declared Amy Winehouse’s death due to “misadventure” by consuming “a very large quantity of alcohol”.
Amy’s family released the following statement:
It is some relief to finally find out what happened to Amy. We understand there was alcohol in her system when she passed away, it is likely a build-up of alcohol in her system over a number of days. The court heard that Amy was battling hard to conquer her problems with alcohol and it is a source of great pain to us that she could not win in time. She had started drinking again that week after a period of abstinence.
It underlines how important our work with the Amy Winehouse Foundation is to us, to help as many young people and children as we can in her name.
It means a lot to us and from the overwhelming messages of support we have had since Amy died, we know she meant a great deal to people all over the world. We want to thank everyone for that and for their continuing enthusiasm for the Foundation.