Autopsy results reveal Simon Monjack died of same causes as wife Brittany Murphy

(HMG) – The Los Angeles coroner’s office has confirmed British screenwriter Simon Monjack died from severe anemia and acute pneumonia – the same causes that killed his wife, actress Brittany Murphy last December, according to autopsy results.  Monjack, 40,  was found dead at the couple’s Hollywood home on May 23, just five months after his wife passed away.  According to her autopsy report, Murphy, 32, died from a combination of pneumonia, an iron deficiency and multiple drug intoxication—all of which were legal and prescribed.  There were also several prescription drugs found in his system. “Just like Brittany,” Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said, but not at lethal levels.

“It is with great relief that Simon’s preliminary autopsy findings have been released, so the media speculations can stop,” Murphy’s mom Sharon said in a statement. “As I was sure of, just like my daughter Brittany, there was no kind of drug overdose.”

A full autopsy report will be released in about two weeks after one more test is completed, at the request of Monjack’s family, Winter said.

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Autopsy results reveal Simon Monjack died of same causes as wife Brittany Murphy