Cause of death of Chris Daughtry’s stepdaughter confirmed
nme.comafter she was found dead in November.Price’s death was initially reported as homicide, with her boyfriend arrested – though TMZ declined to confirm whether it was in connection with her death.
Price’s mother Deanna Daughtry later clarified that those rumours were “false” in a lengthy Instagram post.According to a statement by the Daughtry family released yesterday (January 19) 25-year-old Price died by suicide while under the influence of narcotics.According to People, the family said that Price had struggled with mental illness “from a young age”, and “was in and out of therapy and treatment centres” over the years.A post shared by Chris Daughtry (@chrisdaughtry)“As Hannah got older, she struggled to find her footing and began using drugs and often found herself in abusive relationships.
Just months after losing her biological father to suicide, Hannah was the victim of a crime and was shot in the face,” the statement reads. “We did everything we could to support her and get her the help she needed to recover from these tragedies and get her life back on track.
We had just recently made plans with Hannah for her to seek further treatment and move closer to the family.”On the morning of her death, Price contacted her family and told them she “was in fear for her life” after her boyfriend allegedly physically abused her and took her car, said the statement.
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