More particulars across the circumstances of Sinéad O’Connor‘s loss of life have been confirmed.
The Irish singer’s household confirmed yesterday (July 26) that she had handed away on the age of 56. “It is with nice unhappiness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her household and associates are devastated and have requested privateness at this very troublesome time,” learn their assertion, as reported by The Guardian.
Now, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed that O’Connor was discovered unresponsive at her house in London yesterday morning and was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Her subsequent of kin have been notified and her loss of life just isn’t being handled as suspicious. A file will now be ready for the coroner.
In a press release, the Metropolitan Police stated: “Police have been referred to as at 11.18am on Wednesday 26 July to reviews of an unresponsive lady at a residential tackle within the SE24 space.
“Officers attended. A 56-year-old lady was pronounced lifeless on the scene.” [via SkyNews]
Tributes have been paid from throughout the business to O’Connor, together with from Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe and Ice-T.
However, Morrissey later criticised the business response, suggesting it was hypocritical contemplating the dearth of assist O’Connor had for her actions – together with protesting sexual abuse within the Catholic Church reside on tv – whereas she was alive.
“The merciless playpen of fame gushes with reward for Sinead in the present day … with the same old moronic labels of “icon” and “legend”. You reward her now ONLY as a result of it’s too late. You hadn’t the center to assist her when she was alive and she or he was searching for you. The press will label artists as pests due to what they withhold … and they might name Sinead unhappy, fats, stunning, insane … oh however not in the present day!” he wrote in a weblog publish titled ‘You Know I Couldn’t Last’.
Fans have shared footage of O’Connor’s final TV interview in 2021, the place she mentioned the thought of being “the primary ever cancelled individual”.
“That’s an excellent query, I by no means considered that,” O’Connor replied, saying she thought-about herself a “protest singer”.
“Sinéad O’Connor was by no means meant to be a pop star,” she added.
