Sinéad O'Connor died of natural causes, a spokesperson for the Southwark Coroner's Court in London said today, Tuesday, January 9.
The coroner has therefore ceased their involvement in O'Connor's death, the spokesperson said, adding that no further comments will be made.
O'Connor, the Grammy-winning Irish singer-songwriter, was found dead in her London flat on July 26. The Dublin native was 56 years old.
O'Connor's family confirmed the 56-year-old's death in a statement on Wednesday, July 26: "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad.
“Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time."
The following day, Metropolitan Police in London said: “Police were called at 11:18hrs on Wednesday, 26 July to reports of an unresponsive woman at a residential address in the SE24 area.
“Officers attended. A 56-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Next of kin have been notified. The death is not being treated as suspicious. A file will be prepared for the Coroner.”
Also on July 27, the London Inner South Coroner's Court confirmed that no medical cause of O'Connor's death was given.
“The death of Sinéad O’Connor in Lambeth was notified to the coroner on Wednesday July 26 2023," the Coroner's Court said in a statement.
“No medical cause of death was given.
"The coroner therefore directed an autopsy to be conducted. The results of this may not be available for several weeks.
“The decision whether an inquest will be needed will be decided when these results are known and submissions have been heard from the family.
“If an inquest is to be opened, the date of the brief public hearing will be provided on our website.”
O’Connor’s “date of death is unknown,” the Coroner in London told the Irish Independent on July 28.
O'Connor's body was released to her family in early August following an autopsy.
A funeral was held for O'Connor on August 8, that saw thousands of people line the streets in Bray, Co Wicklow to pay their respects.
O'Connor was laid to rest in the Garden section of Dublin's Deansgrange Cemetery, the same cemetery where her mother Johanna Marie O'Grady O'Connor, who died in a car accident in 1985, is buried. in the Garden section of Dublin's Deansgrange Cemetery this week, the same cemetery where her mother Johanna Marie O'Grady O'Connor, who died in a car accident in 1985, is buried.
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