In Brief

CARRIE Fisher, the actress of Star Wars fame, died from sleep apnoea and “other undetermined factors,” the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said.

The brief statement also cited drug use and atherosclerotic heart disease, a build-up of plaque in the artery walls.

Under “how injury occurred”, the report noted the intake of multiple drugs, the significance of which it said remained unclear.

The office said the manner of death would be listed as undetermined.

The actress — Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy — suffered a medical emergency on a transatlantic flight in late December. She died four days later at the age of 60.

Fisher had suffered from numerous addictions and was searingly honest about her bipolar disorder, as well as prescription drug use.

Her mother, Debbie Reynolds, star of Singin’ in the Rain, died the day after Fisher. — AFP