Peaches Geldof tragic death
A message that shakes us: Peaches Geldof, 25 years old and mom of two small children, died unexpectedly and tragically on April 7, 2014 in England.
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- Update, July 23, 2014, 4:08 pm: Autopsy report released
- Update, June 20, 5:15 pm: That was her last interview
- Update, May 2, 1:28 pm: Peaches Geldof before her death in rehab
- Peaches Geldof wanted to get away from heroin
- Update, May 1, 3:31 pm: The official police declaration is available
- Update May 1, 3:30 pm: Peaches Geldof died of an overdose of heroin
- Update April 22: Peaches Geldof buried in a painted casket
- Update April 18th, 2:40 pm: Peaches Geldof is buried on Easter Monday
- Update April 11, 8:15 pm: More details on the tragedy have been posted
- Update: 10th April, 10:30 am: Place of the funeral is announced
- Update: April 9, 16:10: The autopise report is available
- Update: 8th April, 6 pm: Fifi Geldof publicly mourns her sister
- Update April 8, 2014, 12:09 pm:
- Peaches Geldof's husband Thomas Cohen publishes statement
Update, July 23, 2014, 4:08 pm: Autopsy report released
What has been cautiously communicated, is now firmly established: Peaches Geldof succumbed to heroin addiction. Since July 23, 2014, the report of the forensic doctor is available. At the time of death on April 7, 2014, Peaches' body was found with "puncture holes in the elbow, the thumb, on her wrists, and she had a deadly dose of heroin in her body. Her blood also contained traces of methadone, codeine and morphine ", as" Us Weekly "cites the official document.
Of course, one wonders why husband Thomas Cohen left his wife alone in their renewed addiction phase with the children.
Update, June 20, 5:15 pm: That was her last interview
Had Peaches Geldof previously had a sense of what its end would look like? Her very last interview, which she gave to the British magazine "The Spectator" and which has now been published, almost suggests it. In it she spoke about the pressure of the public: As a child of famous parents she was always made to feel that everyone knew everything about her. "Your life, they tell you again and again, is predetermined. I will die like my mother, she will end up like her mother, "said Peaches Geldof. Only a few weeks after the interview, this tragic statement became reality.
Update, May 2, 1:28 pm: Peaches Geldof before her death in rehab
How bad was it really about Peaches Geldof? According to new newspaper reports, she was heroin addicted in the weeks before her death, but tried to get away on her own. As the British "The Sun" reported on May 2, 2014, citing an insider, she is said to have made a withdrawal cure in the weeks before her death and several times visited the rehab clinic Maidstone.
Peaches Geldof wanted to get away from heroin
The eyewitness: In the clinic she had picked up the heroin substitute methadone. "She always wore a hoodie for camouflage. She said she did not want her family or her husband to get any of the drugs. It was absolutely secret. "
Update, May 1, 3:31 pm: The official police declaration is available
The official statement by the police for the toxicological investigation and cause of Peaches Geldof's death in Gravesend in the early afternoon of May 1 is available. The authorities are still cautious in pointing out that further tests are needed to pinpoint the cause of death. Nevertheless, it was officially confirmed: "Recent heroin use and the amounts that have been identified have probably played a role in their death."
It was further confirmed that her husband Thomas Cohen Peaches Geldof found in a guest room of her house on the bed.
Update May 1, 3:30 pm: Peaches Geldof died of an overdose of heroin
No one would have expected that, but there is little doubt as to the authenticity of the shocking message: Peaches Geldof took her own life and died of overdose of heroin at the age of 25 - just like her mother did in 2000. The respected British daily newspaper " Times "reported in the early hours of May 1, 2014, that the outcome of the toxicological investigation is clear. The police have found evidence of the dangerous drug in the house, the suspicion was now confirmed in the laboratory.
Peaches may have planned her tragic death longer. She had been found by her baby's side. Her mother Paula Yates died in the presence of her youngest daughter Tiger Lily. Shortly before her death, Peaches Geldof had posted a photo of herself as a child with her mother on her now disabled Instagram profile. As you can see now, this was actually a kind of modern farewell letter.
Update April 22: Peaches Geldof buried in a painted casket
It was probably the hardest walk for family and friends of Peaches Geldof († 25). On April 21, 2014, the young mother of two children, who died unexpectedly on April 7, found her last rest. In a colorfully painted coffin, the body of Peaches Geldof was driven to the church of St. Mary Magdalene and St. Lawrence, where Peaches married her husband Thomas Cohen in 2012. Moving: The coffin showed a painted picture of Peaches in the circle of her small family. Especially tragic: Her son Astala celebrated his second birthday on the day of his mum's funeral.
Update April 18th, 2:40 pm: Peaches Geldof is buried on Easter Monday
Exactly two weeks after her tragic and sudden death, Peaches Geldof finds her last rest. The funeral was scheduled on Easter Monday, as "E! News "currently confirmed. Then the daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates is buried in the same church as her mother, who died in 2000 from an overdose of heroin. The "St. Mary Magdalene and St Lawrence Church "in Davington near her home was also the scene of Peaches Geldof's marriage to Thomas Cohen two years ago, which makes the farewell to the bereaved father of two children even more difficult.
Update April 11, 8:15 pm: More details on the tragedy have been posted
What happened last Monday, when Peaches Geldof lost her life so suddenly, gradually crystallizes out. The "Sun" reports that her husband Thomas Cohen has tried to reach her by phone several times and then sent a friend to the common house in Kent to see to it.
The sight must have been infinitely tragic: Peache's motionless body was found next to her eleven-month-old son Phaedra. Fortunately, with less than a year, the infant's mind is not enough to be aware of this terrible moment or to remember it later.
Update: 10th April, 10:30 am: Place of the funeral is announced
When Peaches Geldof is to be buried, is not yet clear, but several sources now reported on the expected location: the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Davington. This place holds many memories for the grieving family, happy but sad. Peaches Gedolf was baptized there, and her wedding to Thomas Cohen also found its place in this church. And her mother Paula Yates was buried here. Perhaps it is a nice thought for the family that Peaches and Paula will find their last resting place in the same place.
Update: April 9, 16:10: The autopise report is available
On 9 April 2014, the autopsy was performed on the body, the results are now available. The judgment of the forensic doctor: "not conclusive" - it could not suspect be found, foreign offenses will be excluded at the time. Still outstanding are the results of the toxicological investigation.
Update: April 8th, 6pm: Fifi Geldof is publicly mourning her sister
On April 8, 2014, her sister Fifi Geldof finally found the words after the shock and reminded with a touching picture of children on Instagram (@FifiGeldof on Instagram) to Peaches. "My beautiful little sister ... left us but never forgotten. I love you, Peaches x, "wrote the 31-year-old to the cute childhood picture.
Update April 8, 2014, 12:09 pm:
The death of Peaches Geldof continues to puzzle. According to the Daily Mail, the police found neither a farewell letter nor hard drugs or anything like that. There are no external injuries. They had driven to the house after an emergency call on April 7, 2014 at 13:35. An autopsy of the body is scheduled for the next few days, then the cause of death is likely to be clarified. According to a report from the Sun, the police currently believe that a heart defect or something similar has led to Peaches' death.
The day before her incredible death, Peaches Geldof had posted a video of her baby on Instagram. On April 7, 2014, it was announced that the young, two-time mother of Astala (barely two years old) and Phaedra (one year old on April 24, 2014) were tragically killed.
Peaches Geldof and her little family in pictures:
Further details are not known at the time. A day before her death, Peaches Geldof (@peachesgeldof on Instagram) had published a photo of herself and her mother Paula Yates. This had died in 2000 from an overdose of heroin.
Initial confirmations were made by a police report from her home in Wrotham, Kent, where an incident involving a 25-year-old was declared dead, and continued: "At this point, death is considered unexplained and sudden." Musician Bob Geldof, according to "National Post" issued a statement that leaves no doubt: "Peaches is dead. We are stunned with pain. She was the wildest, the funniest, the smartest, the smartest and the most weird of all of us. (..) What a wonderful child. How can it be possible that we will never see her again? How can you stand that? "
Peaches Geldof's husband Thomas Cohen publishes statement
Her husband Thomas Cohen also published a heartfelt statement:
"My beloved wife Peaches was adored by me and our two sons Astala and Phaedra. I will raise her with her mother every day in the heart. We will love her forever. Thomas, Astala and Phaedra Geldof-Cohen ". Little Phaedra is not even a year old.
We will provide more details on this startling event as soon as it is released.
Less than a year ago, Peaches Geldof became a mother for the second time
