‘Heartbroken’ Mariah Carey confirms her mother and sister died on same day

In 2020, the pop singer wrote about the “complicated” nature of the relationship she had with her mother in her memoir, The Meaning Of Mariah Carey. Picture: AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File

The mother and sister of pop superstar Mariah Carey have died in a “tragic turn of events”, the singer has confirmed.

The pair, named Patricia and Alison respectively, died on the same day, although the causes of death are not yet known.