Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor died from natural causes, coroner says

Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor died from "natural causes", a coroner says.

London's Metropolitan Police had said the singer's death was not considered suspicious after she was found unresponsive at a home in south-east London on July 26. O'Connor was 56.

The Southwark Coroner's Court on Tuesday confirmed O'Connor died of natural causes, which means circumstances when an illness or condition is not linked to external forces. It did not provide details.

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The singer, who began her career performing on the streets of Dublin, rose to worldwide fame with her cover of Prince's ballad Nothing Compares 2 U, released in 1990.

O'Connor was public about her mental illness and was hospitalised after her teenage son, Shane, died by suicide in 2022.

A lifelong non-conformist, O'Connor was known for her outspoken political and cultural stances and fierce criticism of the Roman Catholic Church, long before allegations of sexual abuse in the clergy were widely reported.

Thousands of fans lined the streets of Bray, the Irish town she had called home, during a funeral procession in August. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar attended, along with U2's Bono.