London inquest into Amy Winehouse death

Updated: 17:31, Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Amy Winehouse was more than five times the UK drink-drive limit for alcohol when she died..

1 of 1 The inquest into the death of the singer, Amy Winehouse, will be held in London today.
The inquest into the death of the singer, Amy Winehouse, will be held in London today.

Amy Winehouse was more than five times the UK drink-drive limit for alcohol when she died, her inquest heard.

The inquest into the death of the singer, Amy Winehouse, will be held in London today.

The 27-year-old was found dead at her flat in Camden, north London, on 23 July.

An initial post-mortem examination proved inconclusive and no cause of death was given when the inquest was opened and adjourned in August.

At the time, her family said toxicology results showed there were "no illegal substances" in her body at the time of her death, although "alcohol was present" - but it cannot be determined as yet if it played a role in her death.

Her father, Mitch Winehouse, told mourners at her funeral his daughter had been the happiest she had been in a long time in the weeks before her death.

He said Amy Winehouse had "conquered" her drug addiction and was "trying hard to deal with her drinking".

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