‘Amy bought heroin the night she died’
A drug fixer has claimed that Amy Winehouse bought 1,200 worth of crack cocaine and heroin the night before she died.
Tony Azzopardi, who is due to be re-interviewed by police, claims he helped the late singer buy the Class A narcotics in the early hours of July 23rd, the same day she was found dead in her London home, the Daily Mirror reported.
The 56-year-old, who was introduced to the tragic star by her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, claimed he wanted her family to “know the truth about what happened”.
Tony Azzopardi said he bumped into the singer in a black cab near The Eagle pub around 11.30 pm on July 22.
Azzopardi claims Amy asked him to help her buy some drugs and they rode together in the taxi to West Hampstead, where he made a phonecall to a local dealer.
A short time later, he alleges the singer handed over £1,200 for half an ounce each of crack and heroin.
He claims he last saw her when she dropped him off in Archway, North London before heading back to her Camden home.
Hours later, Winehouse’s lifeless body was found by her bodyguard around 4 pm. Despite Azzopardi’s claims, the police said they found no drugs at the singer’s house. The cause of singer’s death will be known only after toxicology reports, which is likely to take several weeks. An initial post-mortem proved inconclusive.
Winehouse’s family believes that quitting alcohol may have led to her sudden death at the age of 27.
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Father plans rehab centre
London: Amy Winehouse’s father, Mitch, is planning to set up a drug rehabilitation centre in the singer’s name. Mitch, whose 27-year-old singer daughter was found dead in her North London home on July 23, is seeking support from a home office minister to dedicate a centre for young people.
Mitch, who was devastated following Amy’s sudden death, wants to address the gap between treatment services and drugs policy with crime minister James Brokenshire and Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee.
He would be joined by the Rehab hitmaker’s managers, Raye Cosbert and Trenton Harrison-Lewis, and Sarah Graham, a former cocaine abuser and addiction expert. —PTI
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