Carrie Fisher ‘s death was to blame on heroin claims a pathologist who believes she didn’t die of a heart attack.
The Star Wars actress passed away aged 60 four days after she suffered cardiac arrest on a flight from London to Los Angeles.
Following her death on December 27, 2016, a Coroner’s report ruled that the manner of death was "undetermined".
But now forensic expert Dr Michael Hunter claims she took heroin before boarding her final flight.
Giving his verdict in TV show Autopsy: The Last Hours of…, Dr Hunter said: “It’s generally assumed Carrie Fisher died from a heart attack, but I’m not convinced.
"Her medical report also states she died from ‘undetermined factors,’ which is unusually inconclusive, considering she was in hospital for four days before she passed away.
"I believe illegal drugs played a much more significant role than was first thought.”
A toxicology report revealed a powerful heroin metabolite known as 6-MAM, as well as opiates, cocaine and ecstasy, had been in her body.
"The level of 6-MAM in her blood suggests she took a final dose in London just before the 11-hour flight as she slept the whole way," he continued.
“As Carrie slept, the heroin and other opiates she had taken sedated her and suppressed her breathing.”
He claims she vomited when her assistant woke her up before landing, which Dr Hunter said, “led to the aspiration of gastric material in her airways.
"This caused oxygen starvation and brain damage which interrupted electrical signals to her heart, causing cardiac arrest”.
He concluded: “The long period of time when her brain received no oxygen proved to be fatal. I believe it was damage to Carrie’s brain that ultimately led to her death and not a heart attack as reported.”
The episode of Autopsy: The Last Hours Of will air in the UK later this year.
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