There have been some new revelations regarding Jo Mersa Marley’s cause of death.
According to records from the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office that PEOPLE obtained, Marley passed away from an “acute asthma exacerbation” following a cold virus infection.
According to the report, the 31-year-old son of Grammy Award–winning musician Stephen Marley and the grandson of legendary reggae musician Bob Marley was discovered “unresponsive” inside his car on December 12. 26 in the previous year. Officers tried CPR on the man at the scene, but he was later declared dead.
Marley had a history of asthma, bronchitis, and pneumonia, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office, but he had not been taking his asthma medication at the time of his death. According to the report, he also went to a hospital in Florida in March 2022 for a chest abscess.
According to the report, Marley told his mother on Christmas Day that “he was feeling sick, ostensibly due to his asthma.”. His body was unharmed, but his lung had a blackened smoking-related discoloration and signs of congestion, hyperexpansion, and increased mucus in its airways.
THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, naloxone, and 0.08% ethanol were all detected in Marley’s system at the time of his death, according to a toxicology report.
The report notes that viral illnesses are frequently the cause of acute asthma exacerbations, which are regarded as non-allergic events. Additionally, it’s risky for an asthmatic to smoke combustibles like tobacco or marijuana on a regular basis. ”.
Marley, who was born in Jamaica in 1991, reportedly moved to Miami when he was 11 years old. Prior to attending Miami Dade College to study studio engineering, he graduated from Palmetto High School. Marley was raised by his father and was exposed to music at a young age.
2010 saw the release of Marley’s debut song, “My Girl,” which he co-wrote with his cousin Daniel Bambaata Marley. Marley had started writing music in middle school. He released his debut EP, Comfortable, in 2014. In 2021, Eternal, his most recent and second EP, was released.
Marley revealed during the promotion of the songs that his grandfather, who passed away in 1981 at the age of 36, had spoken to Reggaeville . com about his legacy and shared that his family still talks about the late singer when remembering him.
At the time, he said, “We always hear those reflections, speaking about those things, about the role he played not only as a family member and father, but also in the world and the impact he had on the Reggae community and the Reggae culture, the roots, bringing forward the message of Rastafari and love, over all love.
Marley is survived by his wife and daughter, claims WZPP Radio.
