Six months since he handed away, a coroner’s report has confirmed the reason for demise of Bob Marley’s grandson, Jo Mersa Marley.

The son of Stephen Marley and grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, Jo Mersa, was discovered lifeless in his automotive final December. He was simply 31 years outdated. In keeping with his post-mortem, Marley had suffered from a standard chilly on the time of demise. It appears that evidently the chilly exacerbated his bronchial asthma, as his official explanation for demise was “acute bronchial asthma exacerbation.”

The singer died on December 26, 2022, the report confirmed. Jo Mersa’s physique was discovered by Police, who have been referred to as to a neighborhood Ross retailer in Miami- Dade County, Florida, round 10 p.m. on Boxing Evening 2022. The younger reggae artist was discovered unconscious inside his car, however paramedics have been unable to save lots of him as he had already handed away.

In keeping with the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Workplace, the late father of 1 had been contaminated with rhinovirus or enterovirus, which comes with a daily chilly virus.

In keeping with the report from Rolling Stone, Jo Mersa introduced with a historical past of bronchial asthma, bronchitis, and pneumonia. On the time of his demise, he was not frequently taking his treatment for bronchial asthma.

The report additionally mentioned that Jo Mersa had compromised immunity which was introduced on by a chest abscess he was recovering from after receiving remedy months earlier than his demise.

Additional, the coroner’s report additionally mentioned relations confirmed that Jo Mersa spoke to his mom the day earlier than his demise, the place he revealed that his bronchial asthma had triggered him to really feel unwell.

On the time of demise, the coroner’s report discovered that the deceased’s lungs have been discolored from smoking which could have aggravated his bronchial asthma, however that was not finally the explanation he died.

“An acute bronchial asthma exacerbation as a consequence of viral sickness is a standard incidence and thought of a non-allergic occasion. Moreover, power smoking of flamable merchandise comparable to tobacco or marijuana is harmful in an individual with bronchial asthma.”

Marley additionally had THC from marijuana, naloxone (used to reverse an overdose by opioids), and a small quantity of ethanol in his bloodstream. It’s unclear why naloxone can be in his bloodstream or if another person had admitted it, however Marley was discovered alone within the automotive, and Police have dominated out foul play in his demise.

Jo Mersa leaves to mourn his spouse and daughter.