The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 4:20 pm
LONDON — The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan died accidentally from drowning because of alcohol intoxication, a British coroner said.
Witnesses told a coroner's inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court on Thursday that O'Riordan, 46, was found submerged in her bathtub at a London hotel in January. Coroner Shirley Radcliffe ruled O'Riordan's death an accident.
It was previously reported that she didn't leave a note and there was no evidence of self-harm.
The Cranberries formed in the Irish city of Limerick at the end of the 1980s and had international hits in the '90s with songs including "Dream," "Linger" and "Zombie."
Witnesses told a coroner's inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court on Thursday that O'Riordan, 46, was found submerged in her bathtub at a London hotel in January. Coroner Shirley Radcliffe ruled O'Riordan's death an accident.
It was previously reported that she didn't leave a note and there was no evidence of self-harm.
The Cranberries formed in the Irish city of Limerick at the end of the 1980s and had international hits in the '90s with songs including "Dream," "Linger" and "Zombie."