Robert De Niro’s grandson’s cause of death revealed
Posted by  badge Boss on Aug 09, 2023 - 08:12AM
Leandro De Niro Rodriguez died after taking an accidental overdose (Picture: Instagram)

Robert De Niro’s grandson‘s cause of death has been determined by coroners, reports claim.

in July, with his mother, Drena, confirming the sad news and later claiming that .

City’s chief medical examiner is ruling that Leandro’s death is an accidental overdose and died from a combination of illicit drugs.

An autopsy revealed he died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, bromazolam, alprazolam, 7-aminoclonazepam, ketamine, and cocaine, according to .

Leandro was found unconscious inside a home in New York on July 2, with NYPD sources telling E! News at the time that he was pronounced dead at the scene.

It was later reported that 20-year-old Sofia Haley Marks had been t.

Leandro was found unconscious inside a home in New York on July 2(Picture: Instagram)

Law enforcement sources told  that she had been arrested on ‘federal drug distribution charges’.

Drena publicly confirmed the news of her loss on the same day, sharing a tribute to her late son on Instagram.

Beside a photo of the teenager, she penned: ‘My beautiful sweet angel. I have loved you beyond words or description from the moment I felt you in my belly.

‘You have been my joy my heart and all that was ever pure and real in my life. I wish I was with you right now. I wish I was with you.

‘I don’t know how to live without you but I’ll try to go on and spread the love and light that you so made me feel in getting to be your mama.

‘You were so deeply loved and appreciated and I wish that love alone could have saved you. I’m so sorry my baby.

Robert said he was ‘deeply distressed’ his grandson had died (Picture: Getty)

‘Rest in Peace and Eternal Paradise my darling boy.’

Robert, who adopted Drena during his marriage to Diahnne Abbott, with Metro.co.uk on the news.

‘I’m deeply distressed by the passing of my beloved grandson Leo,’ he said. ‘We’re greatly appreciative of the condolences from everyone.

‘We ask that we please be given privacy to grieve our loss of Leo.’