The exact cause of death for Sinéad O’Connor has been confirmed a year on from the Dublin singer’s passing.
O’Connor, who was 56, was found unresponsive at her home in London on July 26 of last year, before being pronounced dead at the scene.
Her death prompted an outpouring of grief from fans of the ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer across the world.
In January, a coroner confirmed the artist had died of natural causes.
Now it has been reported that the exact cause of her death was “exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low grade lower respiratory tract infection”.
The details were included on the singer’s death certificate.
The Irish Independent reported her death had been registered by her former husband, John Reynolds, in London last week.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, known as COPD, is a term used to describe a group of lung conditions that can cause breathing difficulties.
The star’s death came 18 months after the death of her 17-year-old Shane.
Details on the cause of her death emerged days after Dublin’s National Wax Museum announced it was removing the waxwork model of the singer following backlash from the public.
The model was unveiled last week to mark the anniversary of her death, but was pulled after criticism.
Among those to condemn the waxwork was O’Connor’s brother John, who described it as “inappropriate” and “hideous”.
The museum said it removed the figure in order to create “a more accurate representation”.
