Inquest for Anna's son postponed
2007-10-31 13:20
Nassau - The long-awaited inquest into
the mysterious death of tabloid star Anna Nicole Smith's son
convened briefly in the Bahamas on Tuesday but was adjourned
because Tropical Storm Noel threatened the islands.
Coroner William Campbell swore in a new jury of four women
and three men before halting the hearing until November 19.
Daniel, 20, died in his mother's room at Doctors Hospital
in the Bahamian capital of Nassau on September 10, 2006, three days
after the pin-up model turned reality television star gave
birth to daughter Dannielynn.
Daniel and Anna Nicole, who died of an accidental
prescription drug overdose in Florida in February, are both
buried at Lakeview Cemetery in Nassau.
Mixture of drugs
A private autopsy found
the son had a mixture of drugs in his bloodstream and the
coroner was expected to hear evidence from nearly three dozen
people in order to determine the cause of death.
Tropical Storm Noel drenched Cuba on Tuesday after killing
at least 18 people in flooding and mudslides in Haiti and the
Dominican Republic.
It was expected to move over the Bahamas on
Wednesday and parts of the island chain were already getting
torrential rain.