LA coroner insists that actress Murphy died from natural causes

HOLLYWOOD actress Brittany Murphy died from natural causes, a Los Angeles coroner insisted yesterday.

Los Angeles police have said Murphy, 32, appeared to have died from natural causes after collapsing at her LA home but were looking into her medical history.

Murphy, who appeared in films including 8 Mile and Clueless, was found in the bathroom of the home she shared with her husband, British screenwriter Simon Monjack, shortly before 4pm (GMT) on Sunday.