The artist had a history of asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia, and at the time of his death he was not taking his asthma medication.
US magazine Rolling Stone this Tuesday has obtained documents from the Miami-Dade coroner’s office revealing the cause of death of Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley, Jamaican-American ‘reggae’ singer and grandson of Bob Marley. The artist died on December 26, at the age of 31, and was found without signs of life in his vehicle near the city of Miami (Florida, USA).
According to the magazine, Marley died of “acute exacerbation of asthmaafter being infected with a rhinovirus or enterovirus, which often present as symptoms of the common cold.
“An acute exacerbation of asthma due to a viral disease is a common occurrence and is considered a non-allergic event,” the coroner’s report said, quoted by the media. “In addition, chronic smoking of combustible products such as tobacco or marijuana is dangerous in a person with asthma,” he adds.
From the coroner’s report, cited by the magazine, it also emerges that the singer had a history of asthma, bronchitis and pneumonia, and at the time of his death he was not taking his asthma medication.
In addition, it is stated that Marley had black discoloration in his lungs, a history of smoking, and “enlarged glottic tonsils.” Also a toxicology report found that the musician’s body at the time of his death contained THC, the chemical in marijuana, as well as naloxone and 0.08% ethanol.
Source: RT
