Jamal Edwards

Brenda Edwards has revealed that her son, music entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, died after taking recreational drugs. An inquest at West London Coroner's Court ...

"Jamal and I had one of the strongest mother/son relationships that you could imagine. It's so important that we help drive more conversation about the unpredictability of recreational drugs and the impact they can have. Brenda went on: "Jamal had the world at his fingertips - a zest for life and he was unwittingly taken away far too soon.

The 53-year-old singer and Loose Women presenter made the announcement on social media after an inquest into Jamal Edwards' death.

She wrote: “These types of substances are extremely unpredictable, and we can only hope that this will encourage others to think wisely when faced with similar situations in the future. “I would do anything to have my son back but that is just not possible so if I can help save one life, then we will have achieved something.” Edwards thanked everyone for the support the family had received following Jamal’s death, saying: “We have been so incredibly touched by the outpouring of love and support, and you are all helping us try and get through the unimaginable.”

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She described Jamal as having had the “world at his fingertips” and said he had “a zest for life” and was “unwittingly taken away far too soon”. She said: “We have to come to terms with what has happened, and Jamal is proof that this can happen to anyone.” She said that she is in a “state of shock” after learning that Jamal died from “cardiac arrhythmia caused by having taken recreational drugs”. “Since finding out the news I’ve been in a state of shock, and I’m still trying to process it, but it’s so important to me that I do address it as no mother or any loved one should have to go through what Jamal’s sister, Tanisha, and I have been through since he passed.” “A post-mortem has been undertaken and I have reason to suspect that the death was an unnatural death.” Brenda released a statement at the time of her son’s death, in which she said he died “after a sudden illness”.

Brenda Edwards says she is in a "state of shock" after learning that her music entrepreneur son died from "cardiac arrhythmia caused by having taken ...

She wrote: "These types of substances are extremely unpredictable, and we can only hope that this will encourage others to think wisely when faced with similar situations in the future. "It’s so important that we help drive more conversation about the unpredictability of recreational drugs and the impact that they can have – how it takes just one bad reaction to destroy lives. She wrote on Twitter of the importance of driving more conversation around the "unpredictability of recreational drugs" and the impact they can have following her son’s death in February at the age of 31.

Brenda Edwards thanked everyone for the support the family has received thus far, writing: 'We have been so incredibly touched by the outpouring of love and ...

"I would do anything to have my son back but that is just not possible so if I can help save one life, then we will have achieved something. Assistant Coroner Catherine Wood said: "He came home late one evening, after which he became increasingly agitated and suffered a cardiac arrest. "These types of substances are extremely unpredictable, and we can only hope that this will encourage others to think wisely when faced with similar situations in the future.

Brenda Edwards also announced the launch of the Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust in honor of the late music pioneer, who died in February at age 31.

"Thinking of the family of Jamal Edwards today," they wrote. He was the center of our world," she wrote at the time. "We can only hope that this will encourage others to think wisely when faced with similar situations in the future," she wrote. "Through that we will continue to preserve Jamal's incredible legacy by continuing the positive change he had on the lives of so many," she wrote. "Jamal is my brother. "I wanted to address this myself to everyone who loved, admired and respected my son," she wrote.