Apnoea led to Carrie’s death
Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher’s death was triggered by sleep apnoea, a coroner has revealed.
The coroner said the condi tion, where the sufferer stops breathing in their sleep, was a cause of her death but there were various “other factors” at play so an exact cause could not be determined.
Her daughter Billie Lourd said she “ultimately” died of drug addiction and mental illness after the coroner on Friday said Fisher had taken multiple drugs before her death.
The sleep disorder and a build-up of fatty tissue in her arteries were among the issues recorded as factors.
In a statement to People magazine, Lourd said: “My mom battled drug addiction and mental illness her entire life. She ultimately died of it.
“She was purposefully open in all of her work about the social stigmas s u r r ou nd i n g t he s e diseases.”
The actress had long spoken about her battles with drug addiction and mental illness, becoming a particularly prominent voice for those who have bipolar disorder.
Fisher, 60, was taken ill on a flight to Los Angeles from London and died on December 27 last year.