This is the latest in the increasingly bizarre death of Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel. Apparently Anna had to be drugged up from all the grief she experienced, and now has mamory loss about Daniel's death. I am going to sound horrible, but something just seems "off" about this to me. I mean, I totally buy that she was grief-stricken, and I also totally buy that she wanted drugs, but this written statement about "memory loss" coming on the heels of the death being labeled "suspicious" is just.... weird. I hope, hope, hope to God that nothing fishy is going on. As much as this story is horrible now, it could be a whole lot worse. We should have some answers when the toxicology reports are released, and find out more about this "other person" who was in the room with Daniel when he died.
Very, very sad.
From People
Lawyer: Anna Nicole Had to Be Sedated
Anna Nicole Smith's Bahamian attorney, Michael Scott, says Smith had to be sedated after the death Sunday of her 20-year-old son Daniel.
"Anna Nicole was so distraught at the loss of Daniel that she refused to leave his side, and it was necessary to sedate her in order to check her out of the hospital," Scott read from a prepared statement Wednesday, the Associated Press reports.
"The devastation and grief over Daniel's sudden death, coupled with the sedation, has been so extreme that Anna Nicole experienced memory loss of the event," he said.
Police said Wednesday that a third person was in the hospital room when Daniel died, although they did not believe that person acted criminally. Scott identified the third person as Smith's lawyer and confidant, Howard K. Stern. He said Smith and Stern kept trying to revive Daniel after he had been declared dead by staff at Nassau's Doctors Hospital.
He added that because Smith suffered memory loss, it "was necessary for Howard to tell Anna again that Daniel had passed away."
Smith is now in seclusion in the Bahamas with her friends and family, "as you would expect (of) any parent who has sustained this kind of loss."
Scott also called media reports that Daniel had antidepressants of other drugs in his system "sheer speculation. It's irresponsible speculation, may I point out."
Reginald Ferguson, assistant commissioner of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, told the AP that no drug paraphernalia or traces of illegal drugs were found on Daniel, in the hospital room or near the room, and that police believe he'd gone directly to Doctors Hospital after arriving in the Bahamas.
On Wednesday, an official in the Bahamas labeled Daniel's death "suspicious" and said a formal inquiry was set to begin Oct. 23.
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