His son’s death is the latest in a string of misfortune for Bobby Brown.
In 2012, his ex-wife, legendary singer Whitney Houston, was found dead after drowning in a Beverly Hills hotel room bathtub. Officials ruled Houston’s death accidental and said heart disease and cocaine were contributing factors.
Their daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was found face-down in a bathtub at her suburban Atlanta home on January 31, 2015. She was in a coma for six months before dying in hospice care at the age of 22.
Whitney Houston, left, and daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown in 2011.Credit:AP
Investigators with the medical examiner’s office were not able to determine exactly how Bobbi Kristina Brown died. An autopsy showed that she had morphine, cocaine, alcohol and prescription drugs in her body.
Bobbi Kristina’s ex-partner Nick Gordon, who was found liable in her death, died earlier this year. He was 30 years old.
Gordon was never criminally charged in the case, but he was found responsible in a wrongful death lawsuit. An Atlanta judge ordered him to pay $US36 million ($49 million) to Brown’s estate.
Brown started his singing career as a member of the R&B group New Edition before becoming a solo artist with hits such as My Prerogative and Every Little Step.
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