Autopsy: Romanian singer Madalina Manole drank 0.4 liters (0.85 pints) of deadly insecticide
By APThursday, July 15, 2010
Autopsy: insecticide killed top Romanian singer
BUCHAREST, Romania — A pathologist says the popular Romanian singer Madalina Manole caused her own death by drinking nearly a pint (nearly half a liter) of insecticide.
National Forensic Institute chief Dan Demengiu said Thursday the singer died within minutes of drinking a powerful poison called Furadan, which is used to control insects in crops.
Manole’s husband found her dead early Wednesday, her 43rd birthday.
Manole became one of the country’s best-loved artists, specializing in folk and popular music, often with romantic themes, and her death shocked Romanians.
No funeral plans have been announced.
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