What autopsy report shows that Boyzone singer died of natural causes?”
MADRID — A Spanish court says autopsy results show Irish Boyzone star Stephen Gately died of natural causes. A Balearic Islands Superior Tribunal statement Tuesday says the autopsy shows Gately died as a result of a pulmonary edema, or fluid in the lungs. It said there were no signs of violence to the body and adds that Gately’s remains can now be flown home. Gately was found dead on Saturday in a house near Port d’Andratx on the western tip of the Balearic holiday island of Mallorca. The Irish singer had gone to Mallorca with his partner Andrew Cowles.
(CNN) — Singer Stephen Gately, a member of the Irish band Boyzone, died of natural causes, a court spokeswoman on the Spanish island of Majorca said Tuesday. The court spokeswoman, who by custom is not identified, said Gately, 33, died Saturday of acute pulmonary edema, according to preliminary autopsy reports. There was no sign of violence in his death, the spokeswoman said. The judge has authorized Gately’s family to transfer the body out of Spain, the spokeswoman added. According to the Mayo Clinic, pulmonary edema is caused by excess fluid in the lungs. The fluid collects in the lungs’ air sacs, making it difficult to breathe. Gately’s partner, Andrew Cowles, testified before an investigating magistrate for about 15 minutes Tuesday, while the autopsy was conducted nearby at the island’s forensic institute, the court spokeswoman said. Authorities will send samples from the body to a laboratory in Barcelona. Meanwhile, the court will hear testimony from other witnesses, the court sp
