Coroner: Brittany Murphy’s Death Was Preventable

Brittany Murphy could still be alive today had she seen a doctor sooner, a Los Angeles coroner official says.

“This death could’ve been preventable,” Assistant Chief Ed Winter tells PEOPLE. “Murphy was planning on seeing a doctor, but she unfortunately passed away before she did. This was a case of a person with pneumonia who was anemic (having a low blood count) who was taking medication when she should’ve been getting medical treatment.”