Lauren Smith-Fields' Mother Slams 'Misconception' Surrounding Her Daughter's Death: 'She Was Not On Drugs'
perezhilton.comThe mother of Lauren Smith-Fields is speaking out about her daughter’s death in a new national TV interview, and addressing the investigation — or lack thereof — surrounding the tragedy, which took place back in mid-December.
As we previously reported, Smith-Fields, a 23-year-old Black woman in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was found dead in her home on December 12 of last year following a date she’d set with a 37-year-old man via the popular dating app Bumble. Related: Missing Family Found Dead In Car Crash, Stuck Down In Bottom Of Ravine For Weeks In the days after the investigation, Smith-Fields’ family publicly criticized the police in Bridgeport for their apparently lack of urgency in investigating the otherwise-healthy young woman’s death, and the man who reportedly last saw her alive.
Last week, the Connecticut city’s Chief Medical Examiner revealed Smith-Fields’ cause of death as “acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl, promethazine, hydroxyzine, and alcohol,” and ruled it accidental.
Nevertheless, Smith-Fields’ family is adamant that the young woman did not do drugs, and would not have been in that situation.
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