Eight months after the tragic passing of Cranberries frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan, the Westminster Coroner’s Court in London has ruled that she died after accidentally drowning in a bathtub due to alcohol intoxication.
The Associated Press reports that a police officer told the coroner’s inquest that the singer was found submerged in a tub at a London hotel on January 15.
Five small bottles of alcohol and a bottle of champagne were allegedly found in the then 46-year-old’s room.
Following the inquest, The Cranberries‘ official Twitter page released the following statement:
“On January 15, 2018, we lost our dear friend and bandmate Dolores O’Riordan. Today we continue to struggle to come to terms with what happened. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Dolores’ children and her family, and our thoughts are with them today.”
The statement continued, “Dolores will live on eternally in her music. To see how much of a positive impact she had on people’s lives has been a source of great comfort to us. We’d like to say thank you to all of our fans for the outpouring of messages and their continued support during this very difficult time. We request, please, for our privacy to be respected at this time.”
— The Cranberries (@The_Cranberries) September 6, 2018
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