Sinead O’Connor’s cause of death is revealed a year after Irish singer died
- O’Connor died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, according to a report citing her death certificate
Irish singer-songwriter and activist Sinead O’Connor, who took the name Shuhada’ Sadaqat later in life, died last year of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, according to a report citing her death certificate.
O’Connor, the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer who famously tore up a picture of the pope during a 1992 appearance on Saturday Night Live, died on July 26, 2023. She was 56.
The Irish Independent newspaper reported that the singer had also suffered a respiratory tract infection and that O’Connor’s ex-husband John Reynolds registered her death last week. The certificate gives the cause of death as “exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma together with low grade lower respiratory tract infection”, according to the Irish Independent.
O’Connor was found unresponsive at her southeast London home and her death was not being treated as suspicious, the Metropolitan Police confirmed to The Times last July.
Earlier this year, the London Inner South Coroner’s Court confirmed that O’Connor died of “natural causes”, sparking confusion about the circumstances of her death, since the phrase is often associated with people who die of old age.
