Autopsy Results Out: Reveal Potential Cause of Mohbad’s Death
An autopsy on the late Afrobeats singer Mohbad has suggested a potential cause for his death. The autopsy results, obtained by TheCable Lifestyle on Thursday, were conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).
According to the report, samples from the singer’s gastric contents, blood, bone marrow, liver, kidney, and lung were taken for toxicology testing.
Anatomical and pathological examinations indicated that Mohbad had an injury on his right forearm, and his body showed signs of moderate to severe decomposition.
The autopsy also revealed that there were “no significant gross findings” that could be directly linked to his death.
Consequently, the toxicology “revealed the positive finding of Diphenhydramine, an anti-histamine; however, this concentration was not in a fatal or lethal range”.
Anti-histamines are medicines used to treat symptoms of allergies. They are also used to treat a variety of other conditions such as stomach problems, colds, and anxiety, among others.
The report said the cause of death could not be ascertained. It, however, added that there is a possibility of drug reaction in view of any significant post-mortem and toxicology findings.
According to the examination, the reason of death was unknown. It did, however, emphasize that given any noteworthy toxicology and post-mortem results, there could be a chance of a drug reaction.
“It is noteworthy that the body neither had an autopsy nor embalmed prior to interment on the second day
“Following the Order for Exhumation, the body was exhumed on 21/09/2023 (8 days after the burial).
“Autopsy revealed moderate to marked decomposition of organs. Apart from the superficial injury on the right forearm, no significant gross finding could be attributed to death.
“Against this background, samples were taken for toxicology. This is to determine if there was any anaphylactic reaction, substances of abuse, overdosage or common household poisoning.
“Toxicology revealed positive findings of Diphenhydramine, an anti-histamine; however, this concentration was not in a fatal or lethal range. The other analytics were unremarkable.
“In determining fatal anaphylactic shock, blood sample needs to be taken as quickly as possible.
“Unfortunately, this was prevented or made impossible by the burial of the deceased on the second day. In the light of the foregoing, cause of death could not be ascertained.
However, the possibility of a fatal anaphylactic shock (drug reaction) could be considered in view of the absence of any significant post mortem and toxicology findings,” the report read.
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