Murphy Very Ill Before Death - Report
By WENNMonday, December 21, 2009
BRITTANY MURPHY was severely ill on the morning she suffered a fatal cardiac arrest, according to a new U.S. report.
The Clueless star is said to have been taking prescription medication for flu-like symptoms, according to TMZ.com.
The gossip website reports that Murphy began vomiting on Sunday morning (20Dec09), before alerting relatives that she was feeling unwell.
She was reportedly found by her mother, Sharon, later that morning unconscious in the shower, with a pool of vomit nearby, and a source tells the site there were “a lot of prescriptions” in the house.
Illegal drugs are not believed to have been found in her Hollywood Hills home.
Murphy is said to have gone into full cardiac arrest by the time paramedics arrived at the scene to administer CPR.
She was pronounced dead on arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
An autopsy by the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office is expected to get underway on Monday or Tuesday (20-21Dec09).
