Coroner’s team admit they don’t know when Sinead O’Connor died as attempts are made to piece together the Irish music legend’s final days

The coroner investigating Sinéad O’Connor’s death said it is not known when she died as attempts are being made to piece together her final days.

The 56-year-old’s body was discovered in her London flat on Wednesday morning after police carried out a wellness check on the singer.

Met Police officers are now reviewing all of the circumstances surrounding his death and attempting to create a timeline of events prior to his passing.

A spokesman for the London Inner South Coroner’s Court said the singer had been reported to them as dead and at this time the “date of death is unknown”.

Met Police released a statement on Thursday confirming the discovery of the mother-of-four’s body.

He said: ‘Police were called at 11.18am on Wednesday July 26 to a report of a woman who was unresponsive to a residential address in area SE24. The officers were present. A 56-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Relatives have been notified. The death is not considered suspicious. A file will be prepared for the coroner.

The 56-year-old’s body was discovered in her London flat on Wednesday morning after police carried out a wellness check on the singer

The building in Lambeth, south London, which contained Sinead O’Connor’s flat after he died aged 56

The new building block where Ms O’Connor lived is a converted 1940s warehouse a few minutes’ walk from Brixton. She had filmed the apartment in footage shared online and revealed plans to ‘write some new material’ – as she hinted at an upcoming album and world tour.

No medical cause has been given for the death and an autopsy will be carried out with results taking ‘several weeks’ to deliver, the London Inner South Coroner’s Court heard yesterday.

Police were called to the home on Wednesday in the British capital’s SE24 district, which covers Herne Hill and is between Brixton and Dulwich. Ms O’Connor had posted on social media that she had returned to London and felt “very happy to be home” in a video shot at her new flat on July 9.

The social media video was filmed by the singer to prove it was her Twitter account and showed her unboxing. Apologizing for the mess, she laughed and called the modern apartment an “asshole” because her things were on the surfaces. But there were also jokes about putting Vaseline on her face to take care of her skin and a mention of “beautiful” sunflowers, which her friend had bought as a housewarming gift, placed in a vase in the kitchen.

The singer moved to the area in early July. In the Twitter video, she also proudly showed off her black Martin Johnny Cash electro-acoustic guitar on the wall and said she was going to write new songs.

She hinted that she would be releasing a new album ‘next year’ and ‘hopefully’ she would start touring again, with dates in Ireland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand being considered for 2024 and 2025. David Holmes, who was producing Ms O’Connor’s new album, said he had concerns for the singer after her 17-year-old son took his own life last year.

No medical cause has been given for the death and an autopsy will be carried out with results taking ‘several weeks’ to deliver, the London Inner South Coroner’s Court heard yesterday.

On Thursday, Ms O’Connor’s management company, 67 Management, sent love to the singer’s family and friends, as well as fans who she said had always given the star ‘support and kindness’ throughout his life.

In an interview with The Guardian, Belfast musician Holmes said those who mourn the singer should focus on the joy she brought into his life. He said: “I remember at the time thinking: I don’t know if she can survive this because I understood her fragility and how much she loved Shane.”

Holmes said he didn’t know when his new album would be released, but described it as “very, very special”. He said: “There are so many other things I could talk about, but it’s way too early to start talking about music”.

“I don’t know when it will see the light of day, and that’s none of my business. It’s to his estate and his record company. But it is extraordinary. It’s up there with his best work – it’s very, very special.

“I want to mourn her but also celebrate her because that’s what we do in Ireland. We celebrate our dead. Yes, she was taken way too young, but there is so much to celebrate rather than talk about the negative aspects of her life. Sinéad was tortured but she was also very happy and part of me thinks she is now at peace.

Holmes also spoke of his excitement to work with her on what would turn out to be his final album, which he says is one of his best works.

“I was like, oh my God, this is like recording Nina Simone,” he said. ‘There is no one else like her. She has one of the purest voices we will ever hear in our lifetime.

On Thursday, Ms O’Connor’s management company, 67 Management, sent love to the singer’s family and friends, as well as fans who she said have always given the star “support and kindness”. throughout his life.

“Those who worked with her and those who supported her on the sidelines, thank you,” the company’s statement read.

Members of the public arrived at the Mansion House in Dublin yesterday to sign a book of condolences for the late singer.

In London, red paper hearts and the words “Nothing Compares to You” were laid out on Old Bond Street in tribute to the star.