Whitney Houston's Daughter Died from a Combination of Alcohol, Drugs and Drowning
Whitney Houston's Daughter Died from a Combination of Alcohol, Drugs and Drowning
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ATLANTA - The daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown died from a combination of alcohol, drugs and drowning, but it's still unclear whether her death was murder, suicide or an accident.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Atlanta released a statement Friday morning on what would have been Bobbi Kristina's 23rd birthday about her death as it prepares to release the full autopsy report.
According to the statement, Bobbi Kristina died of lobar pneumonia, which was caused by the combination of drugs found in her system, drowning and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy - a neurological condition resulting from a lack of oxygen to the brain.
She was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban Atlanta town house on January 31, 2015, and died in hospice care on July 26 after spending months in a coma.
Her death was eerily similar to her mother, who drowned in a hotel bathtub after taking cocaine in February 2012. The two are now buried next to each other in the same New Jersey cemetery.
The office says it reviewed medical records, investigative files and other documents to determine how Bobbi Kristina likely died. The medical examiner's office says marijuana and alcohol were involved in the death, along with medications used for sedation or to treat anxiety.
"The drugs involved included marijuana, alcohol (ethanol), benzoylecgonine (a cocaine-related substance), benzodiazepines (medications used for sedation or to treat anxiety), and morphine. It could not be determined from toxicology tests whether the morphine resulted from heroin use,"
They also said the autopsy alone could not reveal the underlying cause of death because of the long interval between Brown being found unresponsive in the bathtub and her eventual death. They also do not say if it was an accident or not - leaving questions about her boyfriend Nick Gordon's possible role in her death up in the air.
Her death was 'clearly not due to natural causes', but they can't tell if it was due to intentional or accidental causes, and the coroner classified the manner of death 'undetermined'.
Bobbi Kristina's father appears to believe someone is responsible for his death. In a statement issued to US Weekly, Bobby Brown said he was upset that the autopsy report had been released 'before anyone has been brought to justice' for his daughter's death.
'First and foremost, 23 years ago today, Bobbi Kristina was born,' Brown said. 'Krissy will always live in my heart and soul. I love my baby girl. For news affiliates to seek and obtain my daughter’s autopsy report, before anyone has been brought to justice for her death is mind blowing to me. Please pray for my family," said Brown
Brown's lawyer Christopher Brown also issued a statement.
"Yesterday we were informed that two news affiliates were granted access to the autopsy of Bobbi Kristina Brown. While this action is unsettling, we will continue in our efforts in the civil lawsuit and the criminal investigation,"
The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Atlanta released a statement Friday morning on what would have been Bobbi Kristina's 23rd birthday about her death as it prepares to release the full autopsy report.
According to the statement, Bobbi Kristina died of lobar pneumonia, which was caused by the combination of drugs found in her system, drowning and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy - a neurological condition resulting from a lack of oxygen to the brain.
She was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban Atlanta town house on January 31, 2015, and died in hospice care on July 26 after spending months in a coma.
Her death was eerily similar to her mother, who drowned in a hotel bathtub after taking cocaine in February 2012. The two are now buried next to each other in the same New Jersey cemetery.
The office says it reviewed medical records, investigative files and other documents to determine how Bobbi Kristina likely died. The medical examiner's office says marijuana and alcohol were involved in the death, along with medications used for sedation or to treat anxiety.
"The drugs involved included marijuana, alcohol (ethanol), benzoylecgonine (a cocaine-related substance), benzodiazepines (medications used for sedation or to treat anxiety), and morphine. It could not be determined from toxicology tests whether the morphine resulted from heroin use,"
They also said the autopsy alone could not reveal the underlying cause of death because of the long interval between Brown being found unresponsive in the bathtub and her eventual death. They also do not say if it was an accident or not - leaving questions about her boyfriend Nick Gordon's possible role in her death up in the air.
Her death was 'clearly not due to natural causes', but they can't tell if it was due to intentional or accidental causes, and the coroner classified the manner of death 'undetermined'.
Bobbi Kristina's father appears to believe someone is responsible for his death. In a statement issued to US Weekly, Bobby Brown said he was upset that the autopsy report had been released 'before anyone has been brought to justice' for his daughter's death.
'First and foremost, 23 years ago today, Bobbi Kristina was born,' Brown said. 'Krissy will always live in my heart and soul. I love my baby girl. For news affiliates to seek and obtain my daughter’s autopsy report, before anyone has been brought to justice for her death is mind blowing to me. Please pray for my family," said Brown
Brown's lawyer Christopher Brown also issued a statement.
"Yesterday we were informed that two news affiliates were granted access to the autopsy of Bobbi Kristina Brown. While this action is unsettling, we will continue in our efforts in the civil lawsuit and the criminal investigation,"
(rnz)
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