Sinéad O’Connor was found unresponsive at home, police say

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Sinéad O’Connor‘s death have been confirmed.The Irish singer’s family confirmed yesterday (July 26) that she had passed away at the age of 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad.

Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” read their statement, as reported by The Guardian.Now, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed that O’Connor was found unresponsive at her home in London yesterday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene.Her next of kin have been notified and her death is not being treated as suspicious.

A file will now be prepared for the coroner.In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 11.18am on Wednesday 26 July to reports of an unresponsive woman at a residential address in the SE24 area.“Officers attended.

A 56-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.” [via SkyNews]Tributes were paid from across the industry to O’Connor, including from Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe and Ice-T.However, Morrissey later criticised the industry response, suggesting it was hypocritical considering the lack of support O’Connor had for her actions – including protesting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church live on television – while she was alive.“The cruel playpen of fame gushes with praise for Sinead today … with the usual moronic labels of “icon” and “legend”.