Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, coroner rules

Sinéad O’Connor passed away in July of 2023, and the New York Times reports that a London coroner’s office has ruled on her cause of death. “Ms. O’Connor died of natural causes,” the coroner said in a statement on Tuesday (1/9), continuing that they had “therefore ceased their involvement in her death.”

The Times previously reported that O’Connor’s was found in a private home in London, and that her death was not being treated as suspicious by police.

Numerous artists paid tribute to the late icon on social media, and an upcoming tribute show in NYC will celebrate her legacy and that of The PoguesShane MacGowan.

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