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Amy Winehouse death unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol: coroner

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LONDON – 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.

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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.

 

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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.

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