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Cilla Black died from head injury, coroner rules Cilla Black 'house burglary plot foiled by police'
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Singer Cilla Black died from a traumatic head injury during a fall at her home in Spain, a coroner has ruled. A plot to burgle the home of late singer Cilla Black has been foiled by police, her eldest son has revealed.
During a 15-minute hearing at Liverpool Coroner's Court, Andre Rebello recorded a verdict of accidental death. Robert Willis confirmed the news on the day a coroner ruled Black died from an accidental traumatic head injury during a fall at her home in Spain.
Black was found dead at her villa in Estepona on the Costa del Sol on 1 August. A professionally-cut hole had been found in the fence of his mother's Buckinghamshire home, just days before her funeral.
The 72-year-old entertainer's funeral will take place next Thursday at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Liverpool. "I cannot believe someone would stoop so low at a time like this," he said.
"It's inconceivable. Thankfully it was discovered in time."
Black, 72, was found dead at her villa in Estepona on the Costa del Sol on 1 August.
'Celebrated and loved''Celebrated and loved'
Addressing the hearing, attended by Black's three sons, Mr Rebello referred to the star by her real name Priscilla Maria Veronica Willis. Mr Willis spoke out after a 15-minute hearing at Liverpool Coroner's Court, where coroner Andre Rebello recorded a verdict of accidental death.
Addressing the hearing, attended by Mr Willis and brothers Ben and Jack, Mr Rebello referred to the star by her real name Priscilla Maria Veronica Willis.
"She was a daughter of Liverpool and was celebrated and loved by all in Liverpool," he said."She was a daughter of Liverpool and was celebrated and loved by all in Liverpool," he said.
He told sons, Ben, Robert and Jack: "She was your mum and her death is a private personal matter and we have all got one mum.He told sons, Ben, Robert and Jack: "She was your mum and her death is a private personal matter and we have all got one mum.
"It is right that you grieve and remember her.""It is right that you grieve and remember her."
The entertainer's funeral will take place next Thursday at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Liverpool celebrated by the Rt Rev Thomas Williams, Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool.
Following her funeral, the singer will be laid to rest at Allerton Cemetery, where her parents are buried.Following her funeral, the singer will be laid to rest at Allerton Cemetery, where her parents are buried.
Born Priscilla Maria Veronica White, she first found fame as a singer in the 1960s, with a string of top 10 hits including chart-toppers Anyone Who Had a Heart and You're My World.Born Priscilla Maria Veronica White, she first found fame as a singer in the 1960s, with a string of top 10 hits including chart-toppers Anyone Who Had a Heart and You're My World.
She later married Bobby Willis at London's Marylebone Register Office in 1969. He died 30 years later.She later married Bobby Willis at London's Marylebone Register Office in 1969. He died 30 years later.
The former cloakroom attendant at the famed Cavern Club in Liverpool then went on to become the host of TV shows such as Surprise, Surprise and Blind Date.The former cloakroom attendant at the famed Cavern Club in Liverpool then went on to become the host of TV shows such as Surprise, Surprise and Blind Date.