Amy Winehouse Death Due To Alcohol Poisoning

Amy Winehouse's death was due to drinking too much alcohol, according to a London coroner during an inquest into the singer's death today, October 26. A verdict of misadventure has been recorded; the singer drank more than five times the legal limit to drive and above what's considered a fatal level of alcohol ingested.

BBC News reports that Winehouse, who died on July 23, had 416 mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. The legal limit to drive in the UK is 80mg while 350mig of alcohol is considered enough to kill.

It was also revealed at St. Pancras Coroners Court that three empty vodka bottles were found at the 27-year-old singer's London apartment.

Winehouse had reportedly been sober for three weeks leading up to her death and, according to the singer's doctor, "did not want to die."

As The Alternate Side reported earlier, toxicology tests, no illegal substances were found in Winehouse's system.

Her family issued a statement following the inquest, saying: "It is [with] some relief we finally found out what happened to Amy. We understand there was alcohol in her system when she passed away. It is likely a buildup of alcohol in her system over a number of days. The court heard that Amy was battling hard to conquer her problems with alcohol and it is a source of great pain that she could not win in time. She had started drinking again that week after a period of abstinence."