But the result of that hearing was annulled after the original coroner was found to lack the proper qualifications for the job. The Grammy-winning singer, who fought a very public battle with drug and alcohol abuse for years, was found dead at her London home on July 23, , with empty vodka bottles scattered around her.
Radcliffe said a postmortem had found that Winehouse had a blood alcohol level five times the legal driving limit, and above a level that can prove fatal. She said that much alcohol could affect the central nervous system so much that a patient could "fall asleep and not wake up. Pathologist Michael Sheaff told the inquest that Winehouse had likely suffered respiratory arrest after consuming so much alcohol.
The level considered lethal is milligrams per milliliters of blood, and the legal limit to drive in Britain is 80 milligrams of alcohol. The pathologist found no traces of tablets in Winehouse's stomach and said her organs appeared to be normal. The singer's soulful, throaty vocals brought her stardom in , but her troubled off-stage life -- chronicled in her top 10 hit "Rehab" -- won her notoriety.
Her death came less than two months after her latest release from a rehabilitation program and weeks after she was booed offstage by disappointed fans in Serbia. The tattooed London-born singer-songwriter's first album, "Frank," debuted in , when she was International success came with her album "Back to Black.
Det Insp Les Newman confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances over the death. The inquest was told the post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as alcohol toxicity and the singer probably suffered a respiratory arrest. The move to hold another inquest came after an investigation found that Suzanne Greenaway, who oversaw the first inquest, did not have the correct qualifications for the role.
She was appointed in July by her husband, Andrew Reid after she had worked as a solicitor and barrister in Australia. But she stepped down in November when it emerged that she did not have the requisite five years' experience in the Law Society. Dr Reid resigned from his position last month after the Office for Judicial Complaints launched disciplinary proceedings against him. Other inquests conducted by Ms Greenaway have also been reheard.
Mother upset over fresh inquest. Her doctor, Christina Romete, told the court that Winehouse hadn't had a drink for three weeks before returning to the bottle three days before her death. It was typical behavior for the singer, who turned to drinking after kicking a drug habit in , Romete says. The doctor saw Winehouse the evening of Friday, July 22 — the night before her death — and described her as being "tipsy but calm" while excitedly discussing plans for her upcoming birthday party.
When Romete asked her if she was going to stop drinking, Winehouse replied that she "didn't know. How was Winehouse's body discovered? Winehouse was found dead in her bed by live-in bodyguard Andrew Morris. He said he checked on her at 10 a. By his account , Winehouse "didn't over-drink" in the days leading up to her death. And drugs are ruled out entirely?
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