Daniel Smith's clean test

Sep 21, 2006, 16:24 GMT

The first toxicology test performed on Anna Nicole Smith's dead son has revealed no traces of illegal substances in his bloodstream.

The blood test was taken at the hospital in the Bahamas where Daniel, 20, unexpectedly died by his mother's bedside on September 10, three days after she gave birth to his baby sister.

Anna Nicole's attorney, Howard K. Stern, said that the report only found traces of the antidepressant Lexapro and sleeping medication Ambien, but not in doses high enough to cause sudden death.

The 'Naked Gun 33 1/3' actress is still waiting for toxicology reports from two autopsies - one carried out by the Bahamian authorities and the other performed by Cyril Wecht, a private forensic pathologist she independently hired.

Both examinations returned inconclusive verdicts on the cause of death, but the results of further blood tests are still to come. The autopsies did rule out a number of natural causes of death.

Wecht also concluded that Daniel had been taken medication for depression, but added he was not suicidal.

On Wednesday (20.09.06), Bahamian officials issued a death certificate and released Daniel's body to Anna Nicole, who is said to be so devastated by her loss she has suffered memory loss.

Meanwhile, film producer David Giancola said that Daniel - who worked as an apprentice on Giancola's movie 'Illegal Alien' - was rushed to hospital on several occasions in August suffering from an elevated heart rate.

(C) BANG Media International