More than a year after the child star’s death and numerous rumors and speculations, a medical examiner has announced the official cause of death – and ruled out external influence.
A coroner released Tuesday (April 18) in Los Angeles the official cause of death of former child star Aaron Carter. The death of the then 34-year-old was classified as an accident, he drowned in the bathtub.
After taking sedatives, including Xanax, he was unable to keep himself afloat. Several pill boxes and cans of compressed air were found in his home. According to the doctor’s report, he also took them.
Aaron Carter’s fiancee questions cause of death
His fiancee has already responded with a statement that “TMZ‘ and questioned the autopsy report: ‘The results of the autopsy don’t let me close the matter. The report states that Aaron drowned. However, at the same time it adds that he was wearing a t-shirt and necklace in the bath tub, which doesn’t make any sense to me. Why would he be sitting in a bathtub with his clothes on?”. The mother of the deceased also doubted the official reports and published pictures of the “crime scene” at the beginning of March together with her assumption that it was a matter of external influence.
Shortly after Carter’s death on February 5, 2022, the family said the medical examiner had found no water in his lungs, which is why death by drowning can be ruled out and instead an overdose is assumed. Suicide was also in the room for a long time. However, due to Carter’s concrete plans to record new music shortly after his death, this could be ruled out.