Amy Winehouse Autopsy 'Inconclusive,' Toxicology Reports to Take 3-4 Weeks
by Richard SharpAccording to a just-released AP report, The Metropolitan Police in London said a forensic post mortem “did not establish a formal cause of death and we await the results of further toxicology tests.”
Toxicology tests are expected to take two to four weeks.
Earlier in the day, at a brief inquest into the death, coroner's officer Sharon Duff reportedly told the court that the death "was investigated by police and determined non-suspicious," meaning no foul play was suspected.
Duff told the court during the inquest:
"I bring before you the death of Amy Jade Winehouse aged 27, born on the 14th September 1983 in London. She was a divorced woman living in Camden Square NW1. She was certified dead at her home by a paramedic and a doctor on July 23. She was a singer songwriter at the time of her death and was identified by her family here at St Pancras this morning. A section 20 post mortem has been carried out and histology and toxicology taken to determine the cause of death. The scene was investigated by police and determined non-suspicious."
Outside Winehouse's home this morning, her father Mitch Winehouse spoke to supporters, saying "I can't tell you what this means to us - it really is making this a lot easier for us. We're devastated and I'm speechless but thanks for coming."
Assistant Deputy Coroner Suzanne Greenaway told the AP that Winehouse's inquest would resume on Oct. 26, presumably after toxicology reports had been completed.