Amy Whinehouse Accidental Alcohol Poisoning

[Caribeing]

Amy Whinehouse death verdict, accidental alcohol poisoning then coroner says she voluntarily consumed alcohol which led to her death how can it be accidental and voluntary!

[sandyRoe]

The imbibing was voluntary, the dying was accidental.

[Graham-W]

She voluntarily drank the alcohol, and accidentally died. She didn't intend to die. She died by accident.

[rockyracoon]

Because she didn't drink it with the intention of killing herself, she drank it voluntarily, as in, no on forced it down her and she died accidentally.

[Canary42]

Well it was hardly deliberate and compulsory.

[IggyB]

Best answer must go to Canary42!

[Caribeing]

Accidentally on purpose!

[rockyracoon]

There's no evidnce of that Mary, infact, if my memory serves me right, she was on the road to recovery from drug addiction and was turning herself around. Tragic waste.

[boxtops]

It's perfectly possible - and her name's Winehouse.

[NOX]

I know a few people who died of alcohol poisoning- none of it was deliberate. Sad outcome for a very talented girl.

[jno]

nobody tries to drink themselves to death

[JaneDoe2]

This is probably a stupid question but I wonder how much (as in bottles of spirit or wine) a female of her weight would need to drink to kill yourself. Surely most would pass out before that happened?

[Booldawg]

some people do use alcohol to commit suicide. That why the distinction has to be made by the coroner between what is accindental and what is purposeful.

[jno]

that's mostly to wash down pills, though, isn't it, Booldawg? If you were just swigging Chateauneuf du Pape, I would have thought as JaneDoe says you'd pass out long before dying.