The cause of death of Ace Frehley , original guitarist of KISS , was confirmed this Monday, the 10th. According to the TMZ , Ace died as a result of a head injury caused by a fall.
According to the website, the guitarist's death was caused by a brain hemorrhage resulting from a fall in his studio at the end of September . Frehley was 74 years old and died on October 16th.
The Morris County, New Jersey, medical examiner who issued the official report stated that “Ace suffered a fracture to the back of his skull, a subdural hematoma—an accumulation of blood formed between the outer protective layer of the brain and the brain itself—and a stroke. His death was ruled accidental.”
The confirmation aligns with information previously released by the TMZ . Just hours before the guitarist's death was confirmed, a source reportedly told the website that Ace Frehley had suffered a brain hemorrhage when he fell in the studio and was being kept alive by machines.
Ace Frehley suffered an accident in late September that was described in an official statement as "a minor fall." The following week, however, the guitarist's entire tour schedule was canceled due to unspecified "medical issues."
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