Whitney Houston's daughter Bobby Kristina Brown died from alcohol, drugs and drowning

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Drugs found in Bobbi Kristina's system include marijuana, alcohol, a cocaine-related substance, anxiety medication, and morphine
Autopsy could not reveal the underlying cause of death because of the more than seven months Bobbi Kristina spent in a coma before her death
Manner of death has been labeled 'undetermined' as they can't tell if it was intentional or accidental
Bobby Brown said in a statement he was upset news outlets had published the autopsy 'before anyone has been brought to justice for her death'
Bobbi Kristina's family have been suspicious her boyfriend Nick Gordon had a role in her death, and have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against him
The daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston was found unresponsive in bathtub on January 31, 2015, and died in hospice July 26
Her mother died in eerily similar circumstances on February 11, 2012
Friday would have been Bobbi Kristina's 23rd birthday

By Associated Press and Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com

Published: 07:46 EST, 4 March 2016 | Updated: 13:28 EST, 4 March 2016

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Bobbi Kristina Brown died from a combination of alcohol, drugs and drowning - but it's still unclear whether her death was murder, suicide or an accident.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office in Atlanta released the autopsy report on Bobbi Kristina's death on Friday, on what would have been her 23rd birthday, detailing how she had withered away to just a mere 93 pounds, and was covered in bruises and scars.

According to the statement, Bobbi Kristina died of lobar pneumonia, which was caused by the combination of drugs found in her system, drowning and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy - a neurological condition resulting from a lack of oxygen to the brain.

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Cause of death: Bobbi Kristina Brown died of a combination of alcohol, drugs and drowning, according to her autopsy. The 22 year old pictured above in 2011 with her mother Whitney Houston

Discovery: Bobbi Kristina was home with her boyfriend Nick Gordon when she was found unconscious in a bathtub on January 2015. She died in July. Pictured above with Gordon in October 2012

The 22-year-old only daughter of singers Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban Atlanta town house on January 31, 2015, and died in hospice care on July 26 after spending months in a coma.

Her death was eerily similar to her mother, who drowned in a hotel bathtub after taking cocaine in February 2012. The two are now buried next to each other in the same New Jersey cemetery.

The office says it reviewed medical records, investigative files and other documents to determine how Bobbi Kristina likely died.

The medical examiner's office says marijuana and alcohol were involved in the death, along with medications used for sedation or to treat anxiety.

Emergency: Bobbi Kristina pictured above being taken by ambulance to the hospital the day she was found unresponsive in her bathtub

FULL STATEMENT FROM THE FULTON COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE

Update on the Death of Bobbi Kristina Brown

The cause of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s death as determined by the Fulton County Medical Examiner is:

Lobar pneumonia

Due to: Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, delayed effects

Due to: Immersion of face in water complicating mixed drug intoxication

The underlying cause of death is the condition which starts the downhill course of events leading to death and in this case is the immersion associated with drug intoxication. The pneumonia and encephalopathy are more immediate causes which resulted from the immersion and drug intoxication.

The autopsy alone could not reveal the underlying cause of death because of the long interval between Ms. Brown being found unresponsive in the bathtub and her eventual death. Thus, the underlying cause of death is based substantially on review of medical records, the results of toxicology tests, investigative records, and the fact that the autopsy did not show any other likely underlying cause of death or reason for Ms. Brown becoming unresponsive.

The drugs involved included marijuana, alcohol (ethanol), benzoylecgonine (a cocaine-related substance), benzodiazepines (medications used for sedation or to treat anxiety), and morphine. It could not be determined from toxicology tests whether the morphine resulted from heroin use.

The other question which arises is manner of death. In other words, did death result from natural causes such as disease, an intentional act such as suicide or homicide, an unintentional cause (accident), or in an undetermined manner when a more specific manner of death cannot be established. Death was clearly not due to natural causes, but the medical examiner has not been able to determine whether death was due to intentional or accidental causes, and has therefore classified the manner of death as Undetermined .

The Roswell Police Department and the Fulton County District Attorney have been provided with the Medical Examiner’s findings. No further information will be available from the Medical Examiner’s Office at this time.

Fulton County Medical Examiner

Posted March 4, 2016

History repeating: Bobbi Kristina's mother died in eerily similar circumstances in February 2012. Above, the bath tub where Bobbi Kristina was found unresponsive

'The drugs involved included marijuana, alcohol (ethanol), benzoylecgonine (a cocaine-related substance), benzodiazepines (medications used for sedation or to treat anxiety), and morphine.

'It could not be determined from toxicology tests whether the morphine resulted from heroin use.'

The autopsy alone could not reveal the underlying cause of death because of the long interval between Brown being found unresponsive in the bathtub and her eventual death.

They also do not say if it was an accident or not - leaving questions about her boyfriend Nick Gordon's possible role in her death up in the air.

Her death was 'clearly not due to natural causes', but they can't tell if it was due to intentional or accidental causes, and the coroner classified the manner of death 'undetermined'.

Other details revealed in the full autopsy report include how Bobbi Kristina was missing two teeth, was covered in scars and bruises and was just 93 pounds when she died.

The report lists dozens of scars covering her body - including at least six scars on her forearms.

As for the teeth, it appears they had always been missing, according to pictures which show her missing her front incisor teeth, leaving her with a gap.

When her body arrived at the morgue, examiners noted that she was wearing a disposable diaper, a tracheotomy tube and a feeding tube.

Her hair was tied back and swept off her face with a pink headband, matching the pink on her nails.

She carried a cloth doll with light brown and gold clothing that was returned to the family after the exam.

SCARS ON BOBBI KRISTINA'S BODY AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH

Head and neck:

1. A 1/16" hyperpigmented scar is on the left side of the upper lip.

2. Three scars on the right side of the neck are 1/16" to 3/8" in length and cover an area of 3-1/4 x 1-14"

3. A 5/8" scar is on the right side of the neck

4. Scars on the left side of the neck range from 1/8" to 3/4" and cover an area of 1 x 1/2"

Torso:

1. Two scars on the right side of the upper chest are 1/2" and 1/4" in length

2. Six scars on the left side of the upper chest range from 1/8" to 1/4" in length

Extremities:

1. A 1-1/4" oval scar is on the back of the left shoulder and arm

2. A 1/4" scar is on the inside surface of the arm

3. A 2-1/16" scar is on the back surface of the left forearm

4. A 1/2" scar is on the inside surface of the left forearm

5. Four faint horizontal and obliquely oriented scars on the inside surface of the left forearm are 1/2" to 3/4" in length

6. Two areas of hyperpigmentation on the inside surface of the left forearm are 3/4" and 1-1/4" in length

7. A 1/8" scar is on the back surface of the right forearm

8. A 1-1/2" scar overlies the right lateral malleolus (outside foot)

9. On the inside surface of the right foot are two area of cutaneous hyperpigmentation, measuring 1-3/4" and 1-1/4" in length

Bobbi Kristina's father appears to believe someone is responsible for his death.

In a statement issued to US Weekly, Bobby Brown said he was upset that the autopsy report had been released 'before anyone has been brought to justice' for his daughter's death.

'First and foremost, 23 years ago today, Bobbi Kristina was born,' Brown said. 'Krissy will always live in my heart and soul. I love my baby girl. For news affiliates to seek and obtain my daughter’s autopsy report, before anyone has been brought to justice for her death is mind blowing to me. Please pray for my family.'

Brown's lawyer Christopher Brown also issued a statement.

'Yesterday we were informed that two news affiliates were granted access to the autopsy of Bobbi Kristina Brown.

'While this action is unsettling, we will continue in our efforts in the civil lawsuit and the criminal investigation.

'Bobby Brown has had to be strong and mourn his loved ones in a fashion that is foreign to most people. So public, so raw, with apparently no end in sight.

'Hopefully public indictments and prosecution will lead to private healing and closure for Bobby Brown and his family,' Christopher Brown said.

Father and daughter: Bobbi Kristina pictured above with her famous father Bobby Brown in a picture posted to the singer's Twitter

Gordon, 20, is currently fighting a $10million wrongful death lawsuit from the Brown family.

According to the lawsuit, Bobbi Kristina's estate claims that she was drugged 'with a toxic cocktail' and drowned in a tub of cold water by Gordon.

Gordon's lawyers have called the claims 'slanderous and meritless'.

'Nick has been heartbroken and destroyed over the loss of his love and it’s shameful that such baseless allegations have been presented publicly. Nick has engaged civil counsel and intends to defend the lawsuit vigorously and expose it for what it is: a fictitious assault against the person who loved Krissy most,' his lawyer's statement reads.

Gordon has not been charged in his girlfriend's death.

A judge on Thursday granted a request filed by media organizations to unseal the autopsy.

FULL AUTOPSY REPORT: