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Bobbi Kristina Brown: 'No obvious cause of death' | Bobbi Kristina Brown: 'No obvious cause of death' |
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Initial tests on Bobbi Kristina Brown have found no significant injuries and no obvious underlying cause of death, according to the medical examiner. | Initial tests on Bobbi Kristina Brown have found no significant injuries and no obvious underlying cause of death, according to the medical examiner. |
Brown, 22, died on Sunday. She had been in a coma since being found face down and unresponsive in a bath at her home on 31 January. | |
She was the only daughter of American singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown and had performed as a singer herself. | She was the only daughter of American singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown and had performed as a singer herself. |
Houston was found dead in a hotel bath in Los Angeles in 2012. | Houston was found dead in a hotel bath in Los Angeles in 2012. |
Brown was found by her partner, Nick Gordon, in the bathroom of their home in Atlanta. | Brown was found by her partner, Nick Gordon, in the bathroom of their home in Atlanta. |
A police report described her death as a "drowning" although it is unclear what led to it. | A police report described her death as a "drowning" although it is unclear what led to it. |
Bruising was found on the front of her body at the time. Authorities later said she had sustained injuries in a car crash several days earlier, saying they were not the result of foul play. | Bruising was found on the front of her body at the time. Authorities later said she had sustained injuries in a car crash several days earlier, saying they were not the result of foul play. |
Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office said the time that had elapsed from when she was found in January will "complicate" its effort to reconstruct events. | Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office said the time that had elapsed from when she was found in January will "complicate" its effort to reconstruct events. |
It said the initial portion of the post-mortem had been completed and there were no signs of "an obvious underlying cause of death", no significant injuries and no previously unknown medical conditions. | It said the initial portion of the post-mortem had been completed and there were no signs of "an obvious underlying cause of death", no significant injuries and no previously unknown medical conditions. |
The cause of death would not be announced until all tests have been conducted, it added, saying that could take "several weeks". | The cause of death would not be announced until all tests have been conducted, it added, saying that could take "several weeks". |
'A sweetheart' | 'A sweetheart' |
A spokeswoman for Brown's family said she died on Sunday surrounded by her family and was "finally at peace in the arms of God". | A spokeswoman for Brown's family said she died on Sunday surrounded by her family and was "finally at peace in the arms of God". |
Singer Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston's cousin, described Bobbi Kristina as "a sweetheart". | Singer Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston's cousin, described Bobbi Kristina as "a sweetheart". |
"She will be missed, that's for sure. She was a good girl. She was a good little girl. She really was," she told the Bravo TV network. | "She will be missed, that's for sure. She was a good girl. She was a good little girl. She really was," she told the Bravo TV network. |
The BBC's Regan Morris in Los Angeles says Brown had dreamed of carrying on her mother's legacy as a singer and actress, and had a few small TV roles - but her career had not yet taken off. | The BBC's Regan Morris in Los Angeles says Brown had dreamed of carrying on her mother's legacy as a singer and actress, and had a few small TV roles - but her career had not yet taken off. |
The day before she was found in the bath, Brown had tweeted: "Let's start this career up&&moving OUT to TO YOU ALLLL quick shall we !?!???!" | |
She began performing with her mother as early as 1999, singing duets of My Love is Your Love and recording Little Drummer Boy for a holiday album in 2003. | She began performing with her mother as early as 1999, singing duets of My Love is Your Love and recording Little Drummer Boy for a holiday album in 2003. |