Singer Amy Winehouse died after drinking too much alcohol, a second inquest has confirmed. Winehouse, 27, was found dead at her home in Camden, north London, in 2011. The verdict is identical to the first hearing which had to be repeated after the deputy coroner was found to lack the relevant experience.
The deputy coroner had been hired by her husband, senior coroner for inner north London area, but had not been a registered lawyer for five years. Dr Shirley Radcliffe, St Pancras Coroner, recorded a verdict of misadventure, the same as the original inquest in October 2011. The hearing also heard the same evidence as the first inquest. The hearing was told the star was more than five times the legal drink-drive limit when she died, having 416mg of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood in her system - the legal driving limit is 80mg.
Dr Radcliffe said the star died from "alcohol toxicity", adding it was "a level of alcohol commonly associated with fatality". She said Winehouse "voluntarily consumed alcohol" and added "two empty vodka bottles were on the floor" beside her bed when her body was discovered. In a written statement, Winehouse's GP, Dr Christina Romete, said she saw her patient the night before her death. "She specifically said she did not want to die," said Dr Romete.
