Kanye West’s mum’s cosmetic surgery “could have played a role in death”

Kanye West’s mum Donda West mostly likely died as a result of post-operative complications and heart disease according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s report.

Donda died just days after undergoing cosmetic surgery and while the coroner ruled out any direct evidence of the anesthesia or surgery causing the death, the conclusion was her death had likely been caused by a combination of “coronary artery disease and multiple post-operative factors due to or as a consequence of liposuction and mammoplasty.”

“The final manner of death could not be determined. Multiple post-operative factors could have played a role in the death. The exact contribution of each factor could not be determined. There was no evidence of a surgical or anesthetic misadventure.”

Donda, a former English professor, underwent the surgery at the start of November after initially been refused the operation by another doctor for health reasons. She returned home in the evening following her surgery “even though she was advised that she receive post-operative care at another facility”.

The following day she complained of a sore throat and pain & tightening in her chest before collapsing in the early evening. She was rushed to hospital but declared dead on arrival in the emergency room.

Kanye and his family have yet to release a statement on the coroner’s verdict.