{"id":280810,"date":"2016-12-30T15:32:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T15:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=280810"},"modified":"2016-12-30T15:32:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T15:32:44","slug":"george-michael-post-mortem-into-singers-death-inconclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/george-michael-post-mortem-into-singers-death-inconclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"George Michael: Post-mortem into singer’s death ‘inconclusive’"},"content":{"rendered":"
A post-mortem examination into the cause of George Michael’s death was “inconclusive” police have said.<\/p>\n
The star died aged 53 on Christmas Day at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n
More tests will now be carried out to determine what led to his death, Thames Valley Police said in a statement. The results of these tests are unlikely to be known for several weeks.<\/p>\n
Michael’s death is still being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.<\/p>\n
The post-mortem examination took place on Thursday.<\/p>\n
South Central Ambulance Service were called to Michael’s property at 13:42 GMT on 25 December and the singer was confirmed dead at the scene. Thames Valley Police also attended.<\/p>\n
Michael’s manager, Michael Lippman, said he had died of heart failure.<\/p>\n
Michael, who was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in north London, sold more than 100 million albums throughout a career spanning almost four decades.<\/p>\n
He first found fame with schoolfriend Andrew Ridgeley in duo Wham! in the 1980s – reaching number one in the UK singles charts on four occasions – before forging a successful career as a solo artist.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A post-mortem examination into the cause of George Michael’s death was “inconclusive” police have said. The star died aged 53 on Christmas Day at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. More tests will now be carried out to determine what led to his death, Thames Valley Police said in a statement. The results of these tests […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":280811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[137],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n