Peaches Geldof Death Linked to Heroin Use
Test results from Peaches Geldof’s post-mortem inquest have revealed that heroin use likely contributed her death, according to Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham.
Fotheringham, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, spoke for about 10 minutes during a hearing on Thursday according to an AP report. The hearing was adjourned until later this year.
Geldof’s initial autopsy proved inconclusive, prompting a police inquest into the cause of her death on April 7. As of Thursday afternoon in London, her family had refused to comment.
The death of the British socialite and celebrity echoes that of her mother, Paula Yates, who died of a heroin overdose in 2000. Geldof is also the daughter of Irish musician and philanthropist, Bob Geldof, founder of Live Aid.
Note: An earlier version of this report stated that toxicology results were expected to reveal Peaches Geldof had died of a heroin overdose according to the Daily Mail and the Times.
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