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​Cranberries Singer Dolores O’Riordan Died By Drowning Due To Alcohol Intoxication

​Cranberries Singer Dolores O’Riordan Died By Drowning Due To Alcohol Intoxication

An inquest into the singer's tragic death at just 46 opened today

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan died by drowning due to alcohol intoxication, an inquest has heard.

Dolores died on 15 January this year aged 46.

The inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court, which took place today on what would have been the singer's 47th birthday, heard that she was found in the bath by a cleaner in a room at the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane.

She was found to have no injuries or evidence of self-harm, the coroner heard. A toxicology report found she was four times above the legal drink drive limit when she was found.

There were five mini bottles of spirits, a small bottle of champagne, an empty packet of cigarettes and the packaging for some medication.

There was no evidence that she had taken drugs at the time of her death.

In a statement following her death, her publicist said: "The lead singer with the Irish band The Cranberries was in London for a short recording session."

Adding: "Family members are devastated to hear the breaking news and have requested privacy at this very difficult time."

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