Aaron Carter's fiancée says she has questions about his cause of death after his autopsy report was released: It's 'not closure for me'
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- Aaron Carter's fiancée Melanie Martin said the singer's autopsy report is "not closure for me."
- She told TMZ: "I don't understand the chain of events and this report only has us asking more questions."
- According to the report, Carter drowned in his bathtub after taking an inhalant and sedatives.
Aaron Carter's fiancée Melanie Martin has questioned the former child star's cause of death following the release of his autopsy report.
The 34-year-old "I Want Candy" singer was found dead at his home in Lancaster, California, on November 5, 2022. At the time, his official cause of death was not announced.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner confirmed on Tuesday that Carter accidentally died by drowning in his bathtub after becoming "incapacitated" by sedatives he'd taken and gas used in spray cleaners he had inhaled.
However, Martin has told TMZ that the "results of the autopsy are not closure for me" and said it opened up more questions for her.
"It claims death is by drowning but also adds he was wearing a t-shirt and necklace in the bathtub which doesn't make sense, why would he be in a bathtub with clothes on?" she questioned.
"I am still in shock and still miss Aaron every day," she added. "I don't understand the chain of events and this report only has us asking more questions."
The 30-year-old also told the outlet that there was allegedly a text exchange on Carter's phone that said he owed someone $800 for an unknown substance.
Representatives for Martin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
According to US Weekly, Martin and Carter dated on and off between 2020 and the "Crush on You" artist's death. They became engaged in June 2020 but Carter announced on Twitter in February 2022 that they had called off their wedding.
However, they remained close, co-parenting their son, Prince Lyric Carter, who they welcomed on November 22, 2021.
The autopsy on Carter, who is the younger brother of the Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, was performed the day after his death, but the results were withheld for toxicology tests, which often take months.
According to the Associated Press, difluoroethane and alprazolam were found in his system and contributed to his death. Difluoroethane is a compressed gas used in air spray cleaners, which the report says "can induce feelings of euphoria when inhaled."
Meanwhile, alprazolam is a sedative drug commonly sold under the brand Xanax. The two substances made him incapacitated in the tub, and caused the drowning, the report said.