In late July, as you may recall, the troubled singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her own home at the young age of 27 years old. At the time, much speculation insisted that Amy‘s death was the result of a drug overdose … but her parents were adamant that it wasn’t drugs that killed their daughter, they insisted that she drank herself to death. Today we learn conclusively that her parents were correct. The coroner who handled Amy‘s sudden death has ruled officially that she died as a result of death by misadventure after she drank 5 times the legal alcohol limit.

A coroner says Amy Winehouse died as the unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol. Coroner Suzanne Greenaway gave a verdict of “death by misadventure,” saying the singer had voluntarily consumed alcohol and risked the consequences. The singer, who had fought drug and alcohol problems for years, was found dead in bed at her London home on July 23 at age 27. A pathologist told the singer’s inquest Wednesday that Winehouse had consumed a “very large quantity of alcohol” and was more than five times over the legal drunk-driving limit when she died.

While this ruling may come as no big surprise to some, I think it’s important to pass along the final ruling in Amy‘s death. There’s been so much talk as to what caused Amy‘s sudden death and now we know for sure. While I’m certain that this ruling — confirming Amy’s parents’ belief that it was alcohol and not drugs that killed her — will come as little comfort to them, here’s hoping the Winehouse family can finally put the matter to rest so that Amy can finally rest in peace.

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