Simon Monjack, the husband of actress Brittany Murphy, told PEOPLE that his wife did not die of a drug overdose nor was she suffering from an eating disorder.
“These rumours that she was anorexic? It’s crazy — she was slim, but that was her natural physique”, Monjack said. “This is what’s killing all of us? How did it happen? Her mum, myself and her family — we want to know why we lost our baby”.
The 39-year-old, who hasn’t had any sleep since his wife collapsed in the bathroom on Sunday, said that he only knows that Murphy went through a cardiac arrest. Full details, however, will only be revealed after the autopsy.
“My initial reaction to the autopsy was — they’re going to cut her open — I couldn’t bear it”, a weeping Monjack said. “That would break her mother, but we realized we needed to know. I look forward to getting the results”.
Monjack admitted that Murphy suffered from a heart murmur (mitral valve prolapse) that causes dizziness, fatigue and irregular heartbeats. However, the condition didn’t require medication. On Saturday, his wife fell ill and suffered from laryngitis, which was treated with lemon, ginger and herbal tea.
“She was on herbal remedies that wouldn’t speed up her heart”, Monjack relayed. “There was nothing here that could endanger her; there was prescription medication in the house for her female time and some cough syrup. That was it”.
