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Drink caused singer's death

A second inquest into the death of singer Amy Winehouse has confirmed she died from alcohol poisoning after a drinking binge.

The same verdict of misadventure was recorded at a re-hearing of the inquest – after the first was heard by a coroner without the correct qualifications.

Yesterday's hearing was told the Back To Black star was more than five times the legal drink-drive limit when she died, with 416mg of alcohol per decilitre of blood in her body – the legal driving limit is 80mg.

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