Unofficial Report Says Peaches Geldof Died of Heroin Overdose

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According to The Times London, the official hearing of the inquest will show that Peaches Geldof, the British model/writer/TV presenter, died of a heroin overdose. These reports so far have gone unconfirmed by Kent police and Geldof's family, but the inquest results will be announced later today.

The Times also notes that the wife and mother, "had become increasingly obsessed with the death of her mother, Paula Yates, from a heroin overdose in 2000." This could refer to the Instagram picture of Peaches and her mother that she posted the day before she was found unconscious in her home.

Update May 1, 2014: British officials confirm that "forensic samples were obtained and sent for examination with the results concluding there was recent use of heroin and that the levels identified were likely to have played a role in her death."
· Peaches Geldof Tragedy Has Cruel Echoes of Her Mother's Death [The London Times]
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· Peaches Geldof Dead at 25: 'Unexplained and Sudden' [Racked]