- Brenda Edwards, a panelist on Loose Women, claims she was in a ‘state of shock’ after learning how her son died.
- Jamal Edwards, a music entrepreneur and YouTube sensation, died from arrhythmia caused by recreational drug use, according to his mother.
- She said after a postmortem she had “reason to suspect the death is an unnatural death”.
Jamal Edwards, a music entrepreneur and YouTube sensation, died from arrhythmia caused by recreational drug use, according to his mother.
Edwards, who launched the careers of Dave and Ed Sheeran, died in February at the age of 31. Brenda Edwards, a Loose Women panelist, stated in a statement on Tuesday that she was in “horror” after learning how he died.
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“I have sadly learned that the cause of Jamal’s devastating passing was due to cardiac arrhythmia,” she said. “[This was] caused by having taken recreational drugs and I wanted to address this myself to everyone who loved, admired and respected my son.
“Since finding out the news I’ve been in a state of shock, and I am still trying to process it. But it’s so important to me that I do address it as no mother or any loved one should have to go through what Jamal’s sister, Tanisha, and I have been through since he passed.”
After an inquest into her son’s death was held at West London Coroner’s Court, the 53-year-old issued a statement on Twitter and Instagram.
The coroner, Catherine Wood, said Jamal Edwards “came home late one evening after work and he became increasingly agitated and suffered a cardiac arrest, and was deteriorating despite treatment”.
She said after a postmortem she had “reason to suspect the death is an unnatural death”.
Brenda Edwards described the outpouring of love and support for Jamal and his family as “incredibly touched.” “You are all helping us try to get through the unimaginable,” she said.
She described her son as having had the “world at his fingertips – a zest for life and he was unwittingly taken away far too soon”.
“Yet we have to come to terms with what has happened, and Jamal is proof that this can happen to anyone.
“These types of substances are extremely unpredictable, and we can only hope that this will encourage others to think wisely when faced with similar situations in the future. His passing has shown that any one bad decision on any one occasion can lead to devastating consequences.”
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She emphasized the significance of “drive more conversation” about the unpredictable nature of recreational drugs and their impact – “how it takes just one bad reaction to destroy lives”.
“I would do anything to have my son back but that is just not possible so if I can help save one life, then we will have achieved something,” she said.
