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Coroner's report says Amy Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning

by Tyler Munro

After months of speculation, the Metro reports today that Amy Winehouse’s death was caused by alcohol poisoning. According to the coroner’s report, Winehouse had 416mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood; the legal limit in the UK is 80mg per 100ml while 350mg per 100ml is commonly considered the lethal limit.

The report continues, adding that three empty bottles of vodka were found in the singer’s room when her body was discovered. Winehouse’s doctor, who saw the singer the night before she died, says that while the she was “tipsy,” she seemed “calm and coherent”.

The death has officially been ruled “death by misadventure” by the coroner, who says “[Winehouse] had consumed sufficient alcohol at 416mg per decilitre (of blood) and the unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels was her sudden and unexpected death.’

For many this revelation might come as a shock, as the 27 year old singer seemed to be on her way to better health at the time of her death. Still, the news confirms the worst: that the “small amount of alcohol” initially reported as being found in her blood stream was a fair bit more than anticipated, and while no illegal drugs were found in Winehouse’s system, it seems her darkest crutch is what killed her. Winehouse had reportedly stopped drinking for two weeks before restarting the week of her death. She was 27.