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Wed, Jul 5, 2023, 12:00
- The legendary rapper died in Leeds's St. James University Hospital in 2020.
An inquest into the death of MF DOOM has heard of concerns around the hospital treatment he received before his death.
The wife of the iconic masked rapper told Wakefield Coroner's Court that his death was caused by negligence, Leeds Live reports. She said he wasn't being checked on regularly and had been unable to alert staff to his deteriorating condition as his "buzzer" was out of reach. She also suggested that he was given a makeshift room that didn't resemble an actual hospital room.
MF DOOM died in October 2020, aged 49, from a condition known as angioedema—a rare and severe reaction to his blood-pressure medication. Following his death, the hospital trust carried out a serious incident investigation to see what lessons could be learned. A number of recommendations were made in relation to the management of patients diagnosed with angioedema.
Born in London but raised in New York, MF Doom is widely hailed as a hip-hop great. Real name Dumile Daniel Thompson, he also released music as King Ghidra, Metal Fingers and Viktor Vaughn, among other aliases.
The inquest is ongoing. We'll continue to report on this story as it develops.