Inquest finds singer Lauren Bennett died by suicide

An inquest found that singer Lauren Bennett died by suicide, more than three months after her death at age 36. Bennett was known for her vocals on LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” and as a member of the girl group G.R.L. Bennett died on May 29 in Kent, England, according to the inquest account. Assistant coroner Jyoti Gill said Bennett had been in the care of special mental-health services and had experienced substantial psychological suffering since being sectioned for several days in January. Gill found that Bennett died by suicide by hanging. The hearing also heard that Bennett continued to report distress about the effects of prescribed medication and had met with mental-health services days before her death. These details were reported from the court proceedings. Bennett’s father, Richard Bennett, said the family rallied around her after she had a severe reaction to prescribed medication. In a statement read by the coroner, he accused mental-health services of failing to treat his daughter appropriately during her greatest need. The account of his remarks came from the hearing. Bennett’s husband, Kenny Wormald, had told police she left for a walk at about 9 a.m. and did not...