Anna Nicole Smith's son's death probe

Oct 10, 2006, 14:19 GMT

Police in the Bahamas are to launch an official investigation into the death of Anna Nicole Smith's son.

Although a private pathologist has already said that 20-year-old Daniel's passing at his mother's bedside on September 10 was caused by a lethal cocktail of drugs, police will be holding their own inquiry into what happened.

Daniel died roughly eight hours after he arrived in Nassau after travelling cross-country from California through Texas to Florida before boarding a flight from Miami to his Bahaman destination.

Officers from the Caribbean island - who are already in the US looking for information - are also keen to trace the mystery person who accompanied Daniel on every step of his journey.

A memorial service was held for Anna Nicole's dead son at the weekend.

Around fifty family members and friends gathered at the First Baptist Church of Mexia, Texas, on Saturday (07.10.06) to pay tribute to him, although Anna Nicole did not turn up.

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