Aaron Carter’s Post-mortem Reveals Reason for Demise, Xanax and Huffing Led to Drowning
UPDATE
2:36 PM PT — Aaron Carter‘s ex-fiancée and mom of his youngster tells TMZ … “The outcomes of the post-mortem will not be closure for me. It claims demise is by drowning but additionally provides he was sporting a t-shirt and necklace within the bathtub which does not make sense, why would he be in a tub with garments on? I’m nonetheless in shock and nonetheless miss Aaron on daily basis. I don’t perceive the chain of occasions and this report solely has us asking extra questions.”
Aaron Carter took prescription tablets and huffed earlier than his demise, in accordance with the post-mortem outcomes … TMZ has realized.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner says its findings present Aaron drowned within the bathtub of his Lancaster dwelling, however he took alprazolam — generic Xanax — and inhaled compressed difluoroethane … which is the propellant utilized in cans of compressed air.
The report says he grew to become “incapacitated whereas within the bathtub because of the results” of the medication and the huffing … and, finally, he slipped below the water and drowned. Aaron’s demise is formally dominated unintentional.
TMZ broke the story — Aaron was discovered useless final November. Aaron’s household claimed the coroner had instructed them there was no water present in his lungs, and so they believed he had died of a drug overdose.
In response to the post-mortem report, there have been a number of cans of Surf Onn compressed air present in A toilet and bed room. Moreover, authorities discovered a number of prescription bottles within the dwelling.
A number of clothes gadgets have been discovered close to the tub — together with a beanie, sweatshirt and pants. A nozzle tip to one of many compressed air cans was present in a entrance pocket of that sweatshirt.
Aaron’s fiancée, Melanie Martin, instructed us she thought medication have been what killed him — you will recall, he had a severe substance abuse downside within the years main as much as his demise. As we beforehand reported, cops discovered cans of compressed air and prescription tablets in Aaron’s bed room and toilet.
Melanie instructed us there was a textual content trade on Aaron’s cellphone, saying he owed somebody $800 for an unknown substance … submitting the trade to authorities for additional investigation.
His mother, Jane, revealed a collection of images in early March from Aaron’s toilet the day he was discovered, believing it wasn’t an overdose — as a substitute, calling it a criminal offense scene and speculating that her son could have been a sufferer of foul play.
Jane mentioned she had help from Aaron’s household and pals to place the pics on the market, eager to carry the highlight again to the case.
We coated all of it in a earlier episode of The TMZ Podcast, accessible on all podcast platforms!
Initially Revealed — 2:16 PM PT
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