Amy Winehouse Died After Drinking Too Much Alcohol Says Coroner

Amy Winehouse died as a result of drinking too much alcohol said a London coroner today. The alcohol in her body was five times the over the legal drink-drive limit. No other substances were found in her body. I assume she drank the two large bottles and one small bottle of vodka found beside her body.

From News Rickey:

The sudden death of singer Amy Winehouse in July was the result of her drinking too much alcohol, a London coroner revealed on Wednesday. No illegal substances were found in her body.

An inquest into Winehouse’s death found the 27-year-old singer had drank so much alcohol she was more than five times over the legal drink-drive limit, which is 80mg per 100ml of blood. Two large bottles of Vodka and one small bottle were found near her body at her flat in north London.

“She had consumed sufficient alcohol at 416mg per deciliter (of blood) and the unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels was her sudden and unexpected death,” St Pancras coroner Suzanne Greenway said during the inquest, as quoted by the BBC.

However, despite the ‘Rehab’ singer having a long history of substance abuse, no illegal substances were found in her body. The court heard Winehouse had not consumed alcohol for about three weeks until she started drinking on July 22, a day before she died.