Sinéad O’Connor’s Death Not Treated as ‘Suspicious’ by London Police

The Irish singer, best known for “Nothing Compares 2 U,” passed on Wednesday

Sinead O'Connor (Photo Credit: Getty Collection)
Sinead O'Connor (Photo Credit: Getty Collection)

The death of Sinéad O’Connor, the beloved Irish singer best known for the song “Nothing Compares 2 U” and for ripping a photo of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live,” is not being treated as suspicious, U.K. authorities said Thursday.

O’Connor was found unresponsive in a London home Wednesday.

“Police were called at 11:18hrs on Wednesday, 26 July to reports of an unresponsive woman at a residential address in the SE24 area,” a statement from the London Metropolitan Police said. “Officers attended. A 56-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin have been notified.

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