SINEAD O'Connor's cause of death has been revealed one year on from her shock passing. The Nothing Compares 2 U singer passed away on July 26 last year aged just 56. Sinead's former husband John Reynolds registered her death on Wednesday in Lambeth, London.
The beloved singer-songwriter's death certificate said the singer died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. She had also been suffering from a respiratory tract infection at the time of her death. The death certificate states her death was caused by "exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low grade lower respiratory tract infection.
" COPD is an inflammatory lung disease that restricts airflow and can cause breathing problems. The mum-of-four had been living in London at the time of her passing and was found unresponsive in her south-east London flat, after moving there just weeks before. It followed the tragic loss of her 17-year-old son Shane, who died by suicide in January 2022.
Sinead's autopsy report released in January confirmed she died of "natural causes" and Southwark Coroners Court "ceased involvement" in her death. A spokesman for Southwark Coroners Court said at the time: "This is to confirm that Ms O’Connor died of natural causes. "The coroner has therefore ceased their involvement in her death.
No further comment will be made." Sinéad's ex Dermott Hayes told The Irish Sun in January that he believed the results of the autopsy showed.