Complications in hunt for cause of Houston’s daughter’s death

The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said in a statement the time that elapsed from when she was found unresponsive in January until her death would “complicate” its effort to reconstruct events.

“Interpretation of autopsy findings and other information will also be challenging,” the statement said. “However, an autopsy could be helpful to address questions which may arise about the cause of her unresponsiveness and eventual death.”

Bobbi Kristina died on Sunday at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Georgia, about six months after she was found on January 31, face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub. She was 22.

A police report described it as a drowning.

Bobbi Kristina was the only child of Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown.

“Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July 26 2015, surrounded by her family. She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months,” Kristen Foster, a representative for the Houston family said.

She had been in hospital for months in Atlanta, eventually being placed in hospice care, after being found in a manner similar to the way her mother died three years earlier.

Nick Gordon, who shared her home with her, said at the time it seemed Bobbi Kristina was not breathing and lacked a pulse before help arrived.

“The Roswell Police Department continues its investigation into the circumstances preceding and surrounding the time of the original incident leading to her death,” the medical examiner said in the statement.

The medical examiner did not release a timeframe for the autopsy, but said additional lab testing might take several weeks.

Bobbi Kristina identified herself on Twitter as “Daughter of Queen WH”, ‘’Entertainer/Actress” with William Morris & Co., and “LAST of a dying breed”. She told Oprah Winfrey shortly after her mother’s death in 2012 that she wanted to carry on her mother’s legacy by singing, acting and dancing.

She became a social media sensation, sending more than 11,000 tweets and attracting 164,000 followers.

As the news of her death spread across social media, several celebrities tweeted their condolences.

Grammy-winning performer Missy Elliot tweeted: “My heart is truly heavy. May u rest in peace with your mommy #BobbiKristina sending prayers 2 the Brown/Houston family.”

And Winfrey tweeted: “Peace at Last!”

Michael Jackson’s father Joe was in hospital in Brazil yesterday after suffering a stroke.

The Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paolo said the patriarch of the musical family was admitted to its intensive care unit on Sunday afternoon. It also said he was suffering from an irregular heartbeat but gave no further details.