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Second Amy Winehouse Inquest Produces the Exact Same Verdict

PARIS - FEBRUARY 29: Amy Winehouse performs on stage at the Fendi Paris Store Reopening at Avenue Montaigne on February 29, 2008 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage) Photo: Carlos Alvarez/2008 Getty Images

The investigation into Amy Winehouse’s death was reopened after questions about the original coroner’s qualifications, but today’s second hearing confirmed the original inquest’s findings. Winehouse “died as a result of alcohol toxicity,” according to coroner Shirley Radcliffe, and there were no “suspicious circumstances.”

Second Winehouse Inquest Confirms First Verdict